{{short description|Swiss sprinter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Cédric Nabe | image = | caption = | country = {{SUI}} | sport = Athletics | event = 100 metres, 200 metres | club = Stade Genève | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|6|16}} | birth_place = Dardagny, Switzerland | height = 1.88 m | weight = 85 kg }}
'''Cédric Mongha Nabe''' (born 16 June 1983) is a Swiss former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. A multiple-time Swiss national champion, he represented Switzerland at international competitions including the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. His personal best in the 100 metres is 10.28 seconds.<ref name="Athletics2009" />
==Career== Nabe studied in the United States on a track scholarship at Florida State University, graduating in 2008 with a degree in information technology. He competed for the FSU track team, earning All-American honors in the 4×100 metres relay, and helping win the ACC title in 2005.<ref name="FSU" />
He won the Swiss national title in the 100 metres in 2009 and qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, where he ran 10.51 seconds in the heats.<ref name="Athletics2009" /> In 2011, he recorded a season's best of 10.30 seconds — the fastest Swiss time that year — and reached the final of the 60 metres at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, finishing seventh in 6.67 seconds.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
In June 2011, Nabe was provisionally suspended by Antidoping Switzerland for failing to provide required athlete whereabouts information.<ref name="Swissinfo2011" /> He received a 12-month ban, later extended to 18 months following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<ref name="Tribune2012" /> This prevented him from competing at the 2012 European Championships and the Olympic Games. Nabe announced his retirement in January 2013.<ref name="Swissinfo2013" />
==Personal life== After retiring from athletics, Nabe pursued a career in information technology and risk advisory. He joined Deloitte as a consultant, working in both the United States and Switzerland. As of the mid-2010s, he held the position of senior manager, and later became a partner at Deloitte Switzerland.<ref name="FSU" /> He is of Swiss and Congolese descent and is fluent in multiple languages.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
==Personal bests== * '''100 metres''': 10.28 s (2009) * '''60 metres''': 6.67 s (2011, indoor)
==International competitions== {| class="wikitable" |+ Selected international competitions ! Year !! Competition !! Venue !! Event !! Result !! Notes |- | 2009 || World Championships || Berlin, Germany || 100 m || 10.51 s || 6th in heat |- | 2011 || European Indoor Championships || Paris, France || 60 m || 6.67 s || 7th in final |}
==See also== * List of doping cases in athletics
==References== <references> <ref name="Swissinfo2011">{{cite web |title=Sprinter Cédric Nabe provisionally suspended |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sport/sprinter-cédric-nabe-provisionally-suspended/30545682 |work=Swissinfo |date=24 June 2011 |language=German}}</ref> <ref name="Swissinfo2013">{{cite web |title=Sprinter Nabe retires |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sport/sprinter-nabe-retires/34757828 |work=Swissinfo |date=9 January 2013 |language=German}}</ref> <ref name="Tribune2012">{{cite news |last=Cabrera |first=Georges |title=Cédric Nabe écope de 18 mois de suspension devant le TAS |url=https://www.tdg.ch/sports/athletisme/Cedric-Nabe-ecope-de-18-mois-de-suspension-devant-le-TAS/story/19549257 |work=Tribune de Genève |date=11 June 2012 |language=French}}</ref> <ref name="FSU">{{cite web |title=Cedric Nabe accepts position as senior manager at Deloitte |url=https://ischool.cci.fsu.edu/cedric-nabe-accepts-position-as-senior-manager-at-deloitte/ |work=FSU College of Information |date=11 May 2016}}</ref> <ref name="Athletics2009">{{cite news |title=Des records nationaux et une finale pour objectifs |url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/sports/athletisme/des-records-nationaux-et-une-finale-pour-objectifs-134080 |work=ArcInfo |date=15 August 2009 |language=French}}</ref> </references>
==External links== * [https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/switzerland/cedric-nabe-14377940 Cédric Nabe at World Athletics]
Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss men sprinters Category:Swiss people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Category:Doping cases in the sport of athletics Category:Swiss sportspeople in doping cases Category:Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes Category:People from Geneva