Ronald Pognon

Ronald Pognon
Pognon in 2010
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1982-11-16) 16 November 1982 (age 42)
Le Lamentin, Martinique
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.98 s (Lausanne 2005)
200m: 20.27 s (Rieti 2005)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Gothenburg 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madrid 60 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Birmingham 60 m
Representing  Martinique
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bridgetown 200 m

Ronald Pognon (born 16 November 1982) is a French sprint athlete.[1] He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances. He was formerly the European record holder for the 60 metres indoors [2] and is the first Frenchman to go under 10 seconds at the 100 metres.[3]

  1. ^ "Athlete Biography: POGNON Ronald". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. ^ "European all-time lists, men's indoor events". tilastopaja.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  3. ^ "European all-time lists, men's outdoor events". tilastopaja.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2008.