Naman Keïta

Naman Keïta ( born April 9, 1978 in Paris ) is a French athlete.

Naman Keïta originally started for Mali and also held the national record in the 400 - meter hurdles. Since 2000, Keïta starts for France. At the European Championships in Munich in 2002, he won bronze in the 4 x 400 - meter relay. At the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis, he reached the semi-final over 400 meters hurdles. These World Championships, the French squadron arrived in the cast Leslie Djhone, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana and Marc Raquil to second place behind the U.S. season. Because of the doping scandal at the American Calvin Harrison, the French squadron was subsequently declared a world champion.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in the 400 - meter hurdles he managed to catch up on the goal line from seventh to third place. In 48.26 s he won bronze behind Félix Sánchez and Danny McFarlane. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he finished in fifth place. 2006 at the European Championships in Gothenburg he was in the final of the hurdle race after the last hurdle in third place, but was overtaken to the finish line by the Welsh Rhys Williams, succeeded a similar spurt, as it Keïta was shown in Athens 2004. This time was Keïta fourth. On the final day of the European Championships in 2006 he was able to win but his medal and was with the French 4- mal400 - meter relay champions.

Naman Keita has been tested on 20 August 2007 at the World Championships in Osaka positive effect on the doping agent testosterone. In October 2007, he was banned for two years.

He has a contest weight of 86 kg at a height of 1.96 m.

Personal best

• 400 - meter dash - 45.74 s ( 2004)
• 400 - meter hurdles - 48.17 s ( 2004)
• High Jump - 2.07m (1996 )