Paul Nioze

Paul Nioze
Personal information
Nationality  Seychelles
Born (1967-03-19) 19 March 1967
Seychelles
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Seychelles
African Championships
1996 Yaoundé Triple jump
1989 Lagos Triple jump
1993 Durban Triple jump
All-Africa Games
1991 Cairo Triple jump

Paul Nioze (born 19 March 1967) is a Seychellois former triple jumper who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing in 22nd and 39th place, respectively. He is the 1996 African Champion and the national record holder. Furthermore, he was named the Seychelles Sportsman of the Year in 1996,[1] and retired in 2000.[1]

He is currently the manager of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Indian Ocean regional office, overseeing work in five countries in Southeastern Africa.[2] Nioze was first appointed as a WADA independent observer in 2005,[3] and worked the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Seychelles
1987 National Championships Seychelles 1st Long jump 6.83 m
1st Triple jump 15.20 m
1989 African Championships Lagos, Nigeria 3rd Triple jump 16.74 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, Australia 8th Triple jump 16.25 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 32nd (q) Triple jump 15.72 m
All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 2nd Triple jump 16.50 m
National Championships Seychelles 1st Long jump 7.22 m
1st Triple jump 16.05 m
1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 22nd (q) Triple jump 16.23 m
1993 African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd Triple jump 16.11 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 29th (q) Triple jump 15.71 m
World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 21st (q) Triple jump 15.78 m
National Championships Seychelles 1st Triple jump 16.36 m
1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 39th (q) Triple jump 15.63 m
African Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon 1st Triple jump 16.52 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 35th (q) Triple jump 15.79 m
African Southern Region Championships Durban, South Africa 1st Triple jump 16.37 m
National Championships Seychelles 1st Triple jump 16.36 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th Triple jump 15.83 m
National Championships Seychelles 1st Triple jump 15.96 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 8th Triple jump 15.37 m

Personal bests

Personal life

His niece, Diane Nioze, competes professionally in the 100 metres and long jump events. She won first in both events at the 2012 World Athletics Day Meet,[5] and later competed at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

In addition to working with WADA, Nioze frequently organizes youth athletics competitions in his home country, collaborating with the Seychelles Athletics Federation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Athletics-Kids come out to compete". Seychelles Nation. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "WADA Regional Anti-Doping Organizations (RADO)". WADA. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "World Anti-Doping Agency-Former triple jumper Nioze selected as independent observer". Seychelles Nation. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "World Anti-Doping Agency – Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Itlay-Independent observer Nioze leaves for Turin today". Seychelles Nation. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "World Athletics Day Meet-Young athletes come out in numbers". Seychelles Nation. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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