{{short description|Republic of the Congo athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= Hanžeković Memorial 20160905 DSC 5860.jpg | image_size= | caption= Elemba at the 2016 Hanžeković Memorial | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|7|21|df=y}} | height={{height|m=1.98}} | weight={{cvt|130|kg}} | country= {{CGO}} | sport =Athletics | event=Shot put | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{CGO}} }} {{MedalCompetition|African Games}} {{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville| Shot put}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Brazzaville| Discus}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Durban|Shot put}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Marrakesh|Shot put}} }} '''Franck Dannique Elemba Owaka''' (born 21 July 1990<ref name=gladiateur>[https://cameroonvoice.com/news/article-sport-332.html Franck Elemba : Le gladiateur venu de la rivière Congo] (in French)</ref>) is a Republic of the Congo athlete competing in the shot put.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> 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 was born in Brazzaville, and represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 21.20 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-shot-put |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907033356/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-shot-put |archivedate=2016-09-07}}</ref> He was the flag bearer for the Republic of Congo during the Parade of Nations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref>
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.<ref name=gladiateur/>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing the {{CGO}} |- |rowspan=4|2009 |rowspan=2|African Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Bambous, Mauritius |4th |Shot put |14.93 m |- |5th |Discus throw |36.23 m |- |rowspan=2|Jeux de la Francophonie |rowspan=2|Beirut, Lebanon |7th |Shot put |15.09 m |- |9th |Discus throw |40.95 m |- |rowspan=3|2010 |rowspan=2|African Championships |rowspan=2|Nairobi, Kenya |4th |Shot put |15.90 m |- |12th |Discus throw |38.56 m |- |Continental Cup |Split, Croatia |8th |Shot put |15.83 m{{efn|name=Africa|Representing Africa}} |- |rowspan=2|2011 |Universiade |Shenzhen, China |18th (q) |Shot put |15.71 m |- |All-Africa Games |Maputo, Mozambique |5th |Shot put |16.44 m |- |2012 |African Championships |Porto-Novo, Benin |5th |Shot put |16.23 m |- |2013 |Jeux de la Francophonie |Nice, France |5th |Shot put |18.68 m |- |rowspan=3|2014 |World Indoor Championships |Sopot, Poland |18th (q) |Shot put |17.74 m |- |African Championships |Marrakesh, Morocco |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Shot put |18.74 m |- |Continental Cup |Marrakesh, Morocco |7th |Shot put |19.72 m{{efn|name=Africa}} |- |rowspan=3|2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |21st (q) |Shot put |19.40 m |- |rowspan=2|African Games |rowspan=2|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |bgcolor=gold|1st |Shot put |20.25 m |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Discus throw |50.30 m |- |rowspan=3|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |17th |Shot put |19.34 m |- |African Championships |Durban, South Africa |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Shot put |19.89 m |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |4th |Shot put |21.20 m |- |rowspan=2|2017 |Jeux de la Francophonie |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |bgcolor=gold|1st |Shot put |19.99 m |- |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |24th (q) |Shot put |19.74 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |African Games |Rabat, Morocco |6th |Shot put |19.17 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |29th (q) |Shot put |19.76 m |}
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{{S-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Lorène Bazolo | title = Flagbearer for {{flag|Congo}} | years = Rio de Janeiro 2016 | after = Natacha Ngoye Akamabi }} {{S-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elemba, Franck}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Republic of the Congo shot putters Category:Men shot putters Category:Republic of the Congo men athletes Category:Sportspeople from Brazzaville Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the Republic of the Congo Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for the Republic of the Congo Category:African Games gold medalists for the Republic of the Congo Category:African Games bronze medalists for the Republic of the Congo Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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