Romain Poté

Romain Poté
Poté in 1960
Personal information
Born(1935-12-01)1 December 1935
Wetteren, Belgium
Died6 May 2010(2010-05-06) (aged 74)
Halle, Belgium
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, long jump
ClubKAA Gent
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belgium
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Turin 100 m

Romain Poté (1 December 1935 – 6 May 2010) was a Belgian sprinter and long jumper.

He competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 1959 Summer Universiade in the men's 100 metres event.[2] He became Belgian champion in the 200 metres in 1961.[3]

His personal best times were 10.5 seconds in the 100 metres (1960); 21.3 seconds in the 200 metres (1960) and 7.47 metres in the long jump (1960).[1] He had two better times disallowed; 10.4 "because of suspected but unverified wind assistance" as well as 21.2 in the 200 metres.[4]

After his athletics, he worked as a traffic consultant, among others in the Adviesbureau Verkeer & Mobiliteit.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Romain Poté at Olympedia
  2. ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Belgian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Track & Field News". Track & Field News. Track & Field News, Incorporated. 1961.
  5. ^ Sluys, Marc (8 May 2010). "Verkeersdeskundige Romain Pote overleden". Editie Pajot (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 August 2025.


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