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Antoine Gakeme

Antoine Gakeme

Burundian middle-distance runner

Antoine Gakeme (born 24 December 1991) is a Burundian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 800 metres. He represented Burundi at the 2013 World Championships and was a finalist at the 2014 African Championships.

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Career

Gakeme represented Burundi in the 800 metres at the 2013 World Championships; he set personal bests in both the heats (1:46.70) and semi-finals (1:45.39), but failed to qualify for the final.[1][2] At the 2014 African Championships in Marrakech he placed seventh.[2] In 2015, Gakeme won the 800 metres at the European Champion Clubs Cup, running a championship record 1:45.77; he was also part of Playas de Castellón's 4 × 400 metres relay team, which won in 3:07.92. Playas de Castellón won the club championship by two points.[3]

Gakeme set his personal best (1:44.09) in Madrid in July 2015.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Burundi: L'athlétisme se porte bien chez les Barundi" (in French). burundi-agnews.org. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Antoine Gakeme at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. [3]
    "Spanish clubs land double glory". European Athletics. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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