// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Emmanuel Bitanga? A bit of a namesake, isn't he?
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| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 December 2008 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Emmanuel Bitanga (5 November 1953 – 9 December 2008) was a Cameroonian sprinter. In 1980, he set a national record in the 400-meter sprint.[1] He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1998, Bitanga was appointed technical director of Centre Internationale d'Athletisme de Dakar (CIAD), a position which he held until 2006, when he resigned due to health concerns.[1] While at the center, he worked to coach elite athletes such as Amy Mbacké Thiam[3] and Eric Milazar.[4][5] He is also listed as a co-author for several academic publications on the subject of sports physiology.[6] Bitanga died 9 December 2008, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Décès de l'ancien athlète camerounais Emmanuel Bitanga". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Bitanga Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200309100602.html
- ↑ "INTERVIEW : Certains font passer leurs intérêts personnels avant le collectif, a déclaré Eric Milazar". Le Mauricien (in French). 14 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "African athletics mourns passing of Emmanuel Bitanga". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Emmanuel+Bitanga" "Buscar assunto". Portal de Periódicos da CAPES (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Décès de l'ancien athlète camerounais Emmanuel Bitanga". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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