Kafétien Gomis (born 23 March 1980 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010.
He finished ninth at the 2003 Summer Universiade, seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade, fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and fourth at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his qualification pool.
He came fourth at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 8.12 metres and he represented France later that year at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (although he did not make the final). He was knocked out in the qualification round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships but he excelled outdoors that season, jumping a best of 8.24 m to win the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships – his first major medal.Remarkable Reif leaps to record . European Athletics (1 August 2010). Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
Personal bests EventBest (m)VenueDateLong jump (outdoor) 8.24 Barcelona, Spain 1 August 2010Long jump (indoor) 8.21 Paris, France 27 February 2010 All information taken from IAAF profile.
Achievements Representing 2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea9th7.74 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece14th (q)7.99 m2005Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain6th7.88 mUniversiadeİzmir, Turkey7th7.47 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden5th7.93 m2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th7.93 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4th8.12 mMediterranean Games Pescara, Italy4th7.96 mWorld Championships Berlin, Germany21st (q)7.90 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar10th (q)7.84 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd8.24 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France 2nd 8.03 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th7.88 m2013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France2nd7.81 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland3rd8.14 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic14th (q)7.65 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China7th8.02 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States9th7.88 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7th7.84 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil8th8.05 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9th7.84 m
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