Alain Andji

Alain Andji

Personal information
Born	20 November 1974 (1974-11-20) (age 50) Treichville, Ivory Coast
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  France Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Pole vault

Alain Andji (born 20 November 1974 in Treichville, Ivory Coast) is a French pole vaulter. He changed nationality from his birth country Ivory Coast.

Andji finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships,^[1] ninth at the 1996 Olympic Games, eleventh at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and first at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.^[2]

Before switching to France he set an Ivory Coast national record of 5.10 metres in June 1992 in Yerres.^[3] His career best jump was 5.85 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Bonneuil-sur-Marne.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  France
1994	Jeux de la Francophonie	Paris, France	3rd	5.30 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	20th (q)	5.30 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	8th	5.45 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	9th	5.70 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	11th	5.40 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	5.70 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	17th (q)	5.60 m

See also

• French all-time top lists - Pole vault

References

1. 1996 European Indoor Championships, men's pole vault final
2. Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
3. Côte d'Ivoire athletics records Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Alain Andji at World Athletics