Denise Ouabangui

Denise Ouabangui
Personal information
NationalityCentral African Republic
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968 (age 56)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event400 metres

Denise Ouabangui (born 8 June 1968) is a Central African Republic sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ouabangui was the gold medallist in the 400 m at the 1995 Central African Athletics Championships.[2] She has competed in the sprint events from the 100 m to the 400 m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 1991 World Championships in Athletics, 1993 World Championships in Athletics, and athletics at the 1995 Summer Universiade.[3]

Her son is Arnaud Bingo, professional French handballer. Arnaud said that continuing her mother's legacy running on the track wasn't for him because he doesn't like running for running's sake.[4][5]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Ouabangui Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Denise Ouabangui: Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ Denise Ouabangui at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  4. ^ "Arnaud Bingo, apprenti Expert". Le Monde (in French). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Bingo prend du galon". leparisien.fr (in French). 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2024.