Yohann Diniz

Yohann Diniz (also Yohan Diniz written; * January 1, 1978 in Epernay ) is a French athlete.

Yohann Diniz presented at 2005 personal best in the 20 km walk with 1:20:20 h and 50 km walking with 3:45:17 hours. At the European Championships 2006 in Gothenburg him as a complete surprise was achieved with a new personal best time of 3:41:39 h the victory over 50km in the pouring rain. He was the first French mountaineers, who won gold at a major international championship.

On May 20, 2007 Diniz improved the walkers European Cup the French record over 20km to 1:18:58 h At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, he stepped up to about 50 km. In extreme heat in high humidity, he finished in 3:44:22 hours in second place behind the Australians Nathan Deakes.

At the European Championships 2010 in Barcelona, ​​Diniz set already from the first kilometer from the rest of the field and finished his solo after 3:40:37 hours with the successful defense of the European Champion title.

At Olympic Games Diniz was less successful: in 2004 not yet nominated in Athens, he had to abandon the race over 50 km at its first participation in 2008 in Beijing. His second appearance in London in 2012, again over 50 km, ended after a run-in at No. 8 with the subsequent disqualification. He was overthrown unhappy and also dehydrated at kilometer 38 at a deckle and had subsequently adopted outside the food zone, a bottle of water. Already at the World Athletics Championships 2011 in Daegu Diniz had been disqualified.

Diniz is 1,85 m tall and has a competition weight of 69 kg.

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