Jean_Marie_Okutu

Jean Marie Okutu

Jean Marie Okutu

Spanish long jumper (born 1988)

Jean Marie Okutu Kouletio (born 4 August 1988) is a athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] Born to Ghanaian parents in Benin, he represents Spain internationally. He made the final at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, finishing fifth. In addition he won the silver medal at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Okutu and the second or maternal family name is Kouletio.
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Although Okutu was born in Benin, his family comes from Ghana; his father, a sailor was working in a port in Cotonou. At the age of six, Jean Marie moved with his family to Marín, Spain.[2]

His personal bests in the event are 8.01 metres outdoors (+1.7 m/s; Pontevedra 2014) and 7.96 metres indoors (Antequera 2015).

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References

  1. [1]
    Jean Marie Okutu at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Un salto hacia Londres 2012" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


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