Ronald Pognon was born on 16 November 1982 and is a French sprint athlete.
12 Facts About Ronald Pognon
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Ronald Pognon originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances.
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Ronald Pognon was formerly the European record holder for the 60 metres indoors and is the first Frenchman to go under 10 seconds at the 100 metres.
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Ronald Pognon competed individually in the 200 metres, without reaching the final.
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Ronald Pognon reached the semifinals in this event at both the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.
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Ronald Pognon lowered his personal best time to 10.13 seconds in 2003 and 10.11 in 2004, both times in the town Castres.
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Ronald Pognon won the silver medal in the same event at the 2005 European Indoor Championships.
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Ronald Pognon rounded off the season by finishing fifth in the 2005 World Athletics Final.
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Ronald Pognon set personal best times in both 100 and 200 metres that season.
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Ronald Pognon became the first Frenchman to go under 10 seconds, and only four Europeans had run faster: Francis Obikwelu, Linford Christie, Dwain Chambers and Jason Gardener.
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Ronald Pognon had run the 60 metres in 6.55 seconds, better than the year before.
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Ronald Pognon returned to competition in 2008, running only 6.68 in the 60 m indoors but managing 10.13 seconds in July in Rethimno to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing.