Franck Elemba
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| Born | July 21, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Republic of the Congo
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franck Dannique Elemba Owaka (born 21 July 1990 in Brazzaville) is an athlete from the Republic of the Congo competing in the shot put. He represented his country at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as team Africa at the 2010 and 2014 Continental Cup.
He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in shot put with a throw of 21.20 metres. He was the flag bearer for the Republic of Congo during the Parade of Nations.
He has personal bests of 21.20 metres outdoors (Rio de Janeiro 2016) and 20.53 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2016). Both results are current national records.
Earlier in his career he competed in judo, before turning to athletics in 2006.
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