Frank Waota (born 6 December 1971) is a former track and field sprinter from Ivory Coast who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996,Franck Waota. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-10-13. and ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 1993. He was a finalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Ivory Coast men's relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. He holds personal bests of 6.65 seconds for the 60 metres, 10.28 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.68 seconds for the 200 m.Franck Waota. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
Waota finished seventh in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Ibrahim Meité. The same quartet won a silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13. He was the 200 m winner at the West and North African Athletics Championships in 1995.West and North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
Participating in the 200 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was knocked out in the quarter-finals. He finished in second place in the 200 m at the French Athletics Championships that year.
International competitions 1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom4th4 × 100 m relay40.141992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th4 × 100 m relay39.311993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany7th4 × 100 m relay38.821994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France8th100 m10.542nd4 × 100 m relay39.381995West and North African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st100 m10.351996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States8th (qf3)200 m21.147th (sf1)4 × 100 m relay38.99
National titles French Indoor Athletics Championships 60 metres: 1994French Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
See also List of Ivoirians
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