Arnaud Casquette
Encyclopedia
Arnaud Casquette is a Mauritian
long jump
er.
He finished seventh at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
and fifth at the 2006 African Championships
. He won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games
. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000. He was qualified for the 2008 Olympics, but did not compete because of injury.
His personal best jump is 8.23 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Sestriere
. The Mauritian record is currently held by Jonathan Chimier
with 8.28 metres.
At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
he tested positive for the banned substance cannabis
and was suspended between December 2005 and June 2006.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er.
He finished seventh at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
and fifth at the 2006 African Championships
2006 African Championships in Athletics
The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Black River district...
. He won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds...
. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000. He was qualified for the 2008 Olympics, but did not compete because of injury.
His personal best jump is 8.23 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Sestriere
Sestriere
Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
. The Mauritian record is currently held by Jonathan Chimier
Jonathan Chimier
Jonathan Chimier is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Athens. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres...
with 8.28 metres.
At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
The 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as Ves Jeux de la Francophonie, were held from December 7-17 2005 in Niamey, Niger.-Sports: †† = Demonstration of traditional West African style-Cultural:*Fairy tale...
he tested positive for the banned substance cannabis
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
and was suspended between December 2005 and June 2006.
Achievements
Year | Meeting | Venue | Result | Event | Extra |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Championnats Nationaux | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.53 |
1999 | African Southern Regional Championships | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st | Long Jump | 7.38 |
1999 | AAFI-Salwan International Meeting | Delhi, India | 1st | Long Jump | 7.44 |
1999 | Raja Bhalendra Singh International Meeting | Delhi, India | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.67 |
1999 | Championnats Nationaux | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.70 |
1999 | Lucozade International Sport Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.57 |
1999 | All Africa Games Athletics | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th | Long Jump Final | 7.76 |
2000 | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.55 |
2000 | Meeting Atletica Citta di Formia | Formia, Italy | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.59 |
2000 | Meeting Fédéral de Castres | Castres, France | 6th | Long Jump | 7.60 |
2000 | Meeting de Luminy | Marseilles, France | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.80 |
2000 | Meeting International Resisprint | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.87 |
2000 | Meeting National de Paris Charlety | Paris, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.86 |
2000 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 8.05 |
2000 | Meeting Pre-Olympic Warmup | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Long Jump | 7.26 |
2000 | Sydney Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.57 |
2001 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.52 |
2001 | ABSA Series Meeting | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.42 |
2001 | ABSA Series Meeting | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.77 |
2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | Long Jump Qualification | 7.68 |
2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 2nd | Long Jump Final | 7.88 |
2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 4x100m Qualification | 39.54 |
2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 4x100m Final | 39.04 |
2001 | IAAF World Athletics Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.40 |
2001 | Apres Midi Des Stars | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.55 |
2002 | Meeting Atletica Maurina Olio Carli | Imperia, Italy | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.40 |
2002 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 4th | Long Jump | 7.47 |
2002 | Meeting de Valbonne | Valbonne, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.50 |
2002 | Meeting International Resisprint | La chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.66 |
2002 | Championnats Nationaux Vital | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.69 |
2002 | Meeting EAP Altetica Geneve | Geneva, Switzerland | 1st | Long Jump | 7.77 |
2002 | African Athletics Championships | Rades, Tunisia | 6th | Long Jump Final | 7.88 |
2002 | African Athletics Championships | Rades, Tunisia | 3rd | 4x100m Final | 40.27 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 6th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.49 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 7th | Long Jump Final | 7.64 |
2003 | Dakar Meeting (March 16) | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Long Jump | 7.30 |
2003 | Dakar Meeting (March 22) | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Long Jump | 7.46 |
2003 | Dakar Meeting (March 22) | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 100m | 10.75 |
2003 | Preparation meet, CIAD Dakar | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Triple Jump | 15.49 |
2003 | Preparation meet, CIAD Dakar | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | 150m | 15.90 |
2003 | Interrégionaux Ile de France Seniors | Évry Bondoufle, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.52 |
2003 | Meeting Envol Trophée Pierre Bénite | Pierre Bénite, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.98 |
2003 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, Italy | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.13 |
2003 | Intersport Gugl-Meeting | Linz, Austria | 6th | Long Jump | 7.68 |
2003 | Air Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.15 |
2003 | Bamako International Meeting | Bamako, Mali | 1st | Long Jump | 7.70 |
2003 | Meeting International Résisprint | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 1st | Long Jump | 7.92 |
2003 | Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump Final | 7.85 |
2003 | All Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 7th | Long Jump | 7.56 |
2004 | Bamako AAC International Meeting | Bamako, Mali | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.55 |
2004 | Dakar International Meeting | Dakar, Senegal | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.73 |
2004 | Tunis AAC International Meeting | Rades, Tunisia | 3rd | Long Jump Qualification | 7.94 |
2004 | Tunis AAC International Meeting | Rades, Tunisia | 1st | Long Jump Final | 7.70 |
2004 | Algiers AAC Meeting | Algiers, Algeria | 6th | Long Jump | 7.70 |
2004 | Skyline International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.99 |
2004 | Rhythm'N'Jump Meeting | Pierrelatte, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.84 |
2004 | Meeting Internazionale Citta di Avellino | Avellino, Italy | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.73 |
2004 | African Athletics Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 5th | Long Jump | 7.65 |
2004 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.67 |
2004 | Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite | Pierre Bénite, France | 6th | Long Jump | 7.62 |
2004 | Critériums Nationaux des Spécialités | Toulouse, France | 1st | Long Jump | 8.15 |
2004 | Meeting National D1 de Castres | Toulouse, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.59 |
2004 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, France | 5th | Long Jump | 7.95 |
2004 | Meeting International Resisprint | La chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.82 |
2005 | Meeting National de Mondeville | Mondeville, France | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.40 |
2005 | Governor Cup | Samara, Russia | 5th | Long Jump | 7.74 |
2005 | Championnat Ile de France Indoor | Eaubonne, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.58 |
2005 | Meeting National de Reims | Reims, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.47 |
2005 | Interclubs Interregionale | Versailles, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.66 |
2005 | Interclubs Interregionale | Versailles, France | 1st | 100m | 10.70 |
2005 | Interclubs Poule Interregionale Classement | Versailles, France | 1st | 100m | 10.86 |
2005 | Interclubs Poule Interregionale Classement | Versailles, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.75 |
2005 | Championnats de l'Essonne CJES | Montgeron, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.84 |
2005 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.83 |
2005 | Meeting National D1 de Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | 1st | Long Jump | 8.00 |
2005 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, Italy | 1st | Long Jump Qualification | 7.99 |
2005 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, Italy | 1st | Long Jump Final | 8.28 |
2005 | Ouagadougou AAC Meeting | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 1st | Long Jump | 7.99 |
2005 | Ouagadougou AAC Meeting | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 2nd | 100m | 10.74 |
2005 | Bamako AAC Permit Meeting | Bamako, Mali | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.85 |
2005 | Dakar AAC Permit Meeting | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.08 |
2005 | Championnats de France Elite | Angers, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.25 |
2005 | Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite | Pierre Bénite, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.12 |
2005 | Meeting Vardinoyiannia EAP Permit | Rethymno, Greece | 3rd | Long Jump | 8.00 |
2005 | Championnats de France Elite en salle | Lievin, France | 3rd | Long Jump Qualification | 7.60 |
2005 | Championnats de France Elite en salle | Lievin, France | 5th | Long Jump Final | 7.53 |
2005 | Meeting National D2 de Nantes | Nantes, France | 4th | Long Jump | 7.35 |
2005 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 4th | Long Jump | 7.76 |
2005 | 2nd Meeting of Dakar League | Dakar, Senegal | 3rd | 150m | 16.00 |
2005 | Francophone Games | Niamey, Niger | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.76 |
2006 | Match Reunion-Maurice Seniors D'athletisme | St Denis. Reunion | 1st | Long Jump | 7.28 |
2006 | Match Reunion-Maurice Seniors D'athletisme | St Denis. Reunion | 1st | Triple Jump | 15.29 |
2006 | African Athletics Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 5th | Long Jump | 7.74 |
2007 | Pahang Open Track & Field Meeting | Temerloh, Malaysia | 1st | Long Jump | 7.76 |
2007 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.79 |
2007 | Meeting de Paris Jean Bouin | Paris, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.81 |
2007 | Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 2nd | Long Jump Final | 7.85 |
2007 | Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien | Antannarivo, Madagascar | 1st | 4x100m Final | 39.51 |
2007 | All Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 4th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.86 |
2007 | All Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Long Jump Final | 8.03 |
2007 | Algiers International Meeting | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.10 |
2007 | IAAF World Athletics Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.93 |
2008 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 19th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.36 |
2008 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.71 |