Alain Andji is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

er. He changed nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

.

Biography

Andji finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships

1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 24th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Globe Arena, Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden from Friday, 8 March to Sunday, 10 March 1996.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:...

, ninth at the 1996 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault

These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Medalists:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics....

, eleventh at the 1997 World Indoor Championships

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...

 and first at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

1997 Mediterranean Games

The 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Bari, Italy from the 13th to the 25th of June 1997. Twenty one nations competed in 27 different sporting events.- Medal table :- External link and reference :* -See also:***...

.

Before switching to France he set a Côte d'Ivoire national record of 5.10 metres in June 1992 in Yerres

Yerres

Yerres is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants are called Yerrois.-Geography:Yerres lies in the North-Eastern part of Essonne and bordering the Val-de-Marne...

. His career best jump was 5.85 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Bonneuil-sur-Marne

Bonneuil-sur-Marne

Bonneuil-sur-Marne is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Transport:Bonneuil-sur-Marne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Bonneuil-sur-Marne is Sucy – Bonneuil station...

.

External links