# Jonathan Chimier

Jonathan James Chimier (born 6 August 1982) is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.
His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved while competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres. He holds the Mauritian record in the event with a time of 6.68 seconds ahead of Stephan Buckland's 6.72.

## Achievements

| Year | Meeting | Venue | Result | Event | Extra |
| 1999 | African Junior Athletics Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.44 |
| 2000 | Championnats Nationaux de Maurice | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.05 |
| 2000 | 24° Trofeo Maurina | Imperia, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.53 |
| 2000 | Meeting Pre-Olympic Warmup | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.16 |
| 2001 | African Junior Championships | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.48 |
| 2001 | African Junior Championships | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 41.50 |
| 2001 | Meeting Trofeo Atletica Maurina | Imperia, Italy | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.70 |
| 2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 4th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.65 |
| 2001 | Francophone Games | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | Long Jump Final | 7.89 |
| 2001 | Championnats de France Elite | Saint Etienne, France | 3rd | Long Jump Final | 8.03 |
| 2001 | Apres Midi Des Stars | Reduit, Mauritius | 4th | 400m | 49.39 |
| 2001 | Apres Midi Des Stars | Reduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.48 |
| 2002 | Championnats de France N2 | Sotteville, France | 5th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.05 |
| 2002 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 5th | Long Jump | 7.42 |
| 2002 | IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 60m | 6.72 |
| 2002 | IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter | Moscow, Russia | 1st | Long Jump | 7.57 |
| 2002 | Meeting de Valbonne | Valbonne, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.56 |
| 2002 | Championnats Nationaux Vital | Reduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.59 |
| 2002 | Air Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.74 |
| 2002 | Meeting EAP Altetica Geneve | Geneva, Switzerland | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.70 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 4th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.75 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 10th | Long Jump Final | 7.49 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 6th | 4 × 100 m Semifinal | 40.05 |
| 2003 | Dakar Meeting | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.45 |
| 2003 | Preparation meet, CIAD Dakar | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Long Jump | 7.52 |
| 2003 | Dakar Regional Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.60 |
| 2003 | Intersport Gugl Meeting | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.85 |
| 2003 | Meeting de Marseille | Marseille, France | 1st | Long Jump | 8.08 |
| 2003 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 8.26 |
| 2004 | IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter | Moscow, Russia | 5th | Long Jump | 7.72 |
| 2004 | Governor Cup | Samara, Russia | 7th | Long Jump | 7.77 |
| 2004 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.78 |
| 2004 | Skyline International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.67 |
| 2004 | Rhythm'N'Jump Meeting | Pierrelatte, France | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.80 |
| 2004 | Meeting Internazionale Citta di Lugano | Lugano, Switzerland | 1st | Long Jump | 8.10 |
| 2004 | Meeting Internazionale Citta di Avellino | Avellino, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.79 |
| 2004 | CAA Grand Prix | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Long Jump | 8.03 |
| 2004 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.89 |
| 2004 | Meeting Internazionale Citta di Padova | Padova, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.94 |
| 2004 | Meeting Internazionale Sestriere | Sestriere, Italy | 4th | Long Jump | 8.05 |
| 2004 | Meeting International Rabat | Rabat, Morocco | 5th | Long Jump | 7.82 |
| 2004 | Meeting Internationale Resisprint | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 5th | Long Jump | 7.28 |
| 2004 | Championnats de France Elite Indoor | Aubiere, France | 2nd | Long Jump Qualification | 7.54 |
| 2004 | Championnats de France Elite Indoor | Aubiere, France | 1st | Long Jump Final | 8.05 |
| 2004 | African Athletics Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | Long Jump | 8.06 |
| 2004 | Athens Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | Long Jump Qualification | 8.28(NR) |
| 2004 | Athens Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 10th | Long Jump Final | 8.03 |
| 2005 | Governor Cup | Samara, Russia | 4th | Long Jump | 7.83 |
| 2005 | Finnish Elite Games Series | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.83 |
| 2005 | Interrégionaux Ile de France Seniors | Bondoufle, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.75 |
| 2005 | Malser Sommer International Meeting | Mals, Italy | 1st | Long Jump | 7.93 |
| 2005 | Skyline International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | Long Jump | 7.94 |
| 2005 | Skyline International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 6th | 100m | 10.81 |
| 2005 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | Long Jump | 7.97 |
| 2005 | Critériums Nationaux des Spécialités | Obernai, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.73 |
| 2005 | Chpt de France Interclubs N1A Hommes | Franconville, France | 1st | 100m | 11.13 |
| 2005 | Chpt de France Interclubs N1A Hommes | Franconville, France | 4th | Long Jump | 7.29 |
| 2005 | Meeting IAAF Gaz de France du Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | 4th | Long Jump | 7.71 |
| 2005 | Dakar International Meeting | Dakar, Senegal | 7th | Long Jump | 7.24 |
| 2005 | Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa | Celle Ligure, Italy | 3rd | 100m | 10.64 |
| 2005 | Memorial Josefa Odlozila | Prague, Czech Republic | 4th | Long Jump | 7.85 |
| 2005 | IAAF World Athletics Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Long Jump Qualification | 7.65 |
| 2006 | Championnats Regionaux en Salle | Eaubonne, France | 1st | 60m | 6.88 |
| 2006 | Championnats 75 Cad, Jun, Esp, Sen | Paris, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.17 |
| 2006 | CAA Grand Prix Algiers | Algiers, Algeria | 7th | Long Jump | 7.29 |
| 2006 | Meeting National D1 de Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | 4th | Long Jump | 7.42 |
| 2006 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | Long Jump | 7.65 |
| 2006 | Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale | Franconville, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.70 |
| 2006 | Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite | Pierre-Bénite, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.90 |
| 2006 | Meeting Rhythm'N'Jump | Pierrelatte, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 8.07 |
| 2007 | Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 6.99 |
| 2007 | Championnats Départementaux (92 - 75) | Paris, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.40 |
| 2007 | Meeting Rhythm'N'Jump | Pierrelatte, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.56 |
| 2007 | Meeting National à Thème 13e Envol Trophée | Pierre-Bénite, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.68 |
| 2007 | Championnats de France Elite | Niort, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.74 |
| 2007 | Championnats Nationaux | Tourlaville, France | 3rd | Long Jump Qualification | 7.39 |
| 2007 | Championnats Nationaux | Tourlaville, France | 1st | Long Jump Final | 7.95 |
| 2007 | 7th Indian Ocean Island Games | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 1st | Long Jump Final | 7.86 |
| 2008 | Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Mauritius | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.37 |
| 2008 | Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Mauritius | 1st | 100m | 10.68 |
| 2008 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 4th | 100m | 10.69 |
| 2008 | Mauritius International Meeting | Reduit, Mauritius | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.48 |
| 2008 | Championnats Regionaux en Salle | Paris, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.50 |
| 2008 | Championnats Ile de France Senior | Eaubonne, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.56 |
| 2008 | Championnats de France Elite en salle | Bordeaux, France | 3rd | Long Jump Qualification | 7.49 |
| 2008 | Championnats de France Elite en salle | Bordeaux, France | 3rd | Long Jump Final | 7.83 |
| 2008 | Meeting Gaz de France Clermont Auvergne | Aubière, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.70 |
| 2008 | Meeting du Conseil General de la Martinique | Fort-de-Frances, France | 6th | Long Jump | 7.75 |
| 2008 | Championnats de France Elite | Albi, France | 5th | Long Jump | 7.74 |
| 2008 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.67 |
| 2008 | Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting Anhalt | Dessau, Germany | 6th | Long Jump | 7.78 |
| 2008 | Interclubs Elite/N1/N2 1er tour | Versailles, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.55 |
| 2008 | Meeting qualificatif VDM-UAIN | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.94 |
| 2008 | African Athletics Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | Long Jump Final | 7.99 |
| 2009 | Chpt Regionaux en Salle | Paris, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.20 |
| 2009 | Meeting Indoor de Mondeville | Mondeville, France | 7th | Long Jump | 7.27 |
| 2009 | Interclubs 1er Tour : Elite/N1 C/N2 | Tremblay-en-France, France | 3rd | Long Jump | 6.94 |
| 2009 | Meeting National D1 de Montgeron | Montgeron, France | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.46 |
| 2009 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme | Rabat, Morocco | 7th | Long Jump | 7.57 |
| 2009 | Meeting National D1 GDF SUEZ | Hérouville-St-Clair, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.54 |
| 2009 | Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite | Pierre Bénite, France | 3rd | Long Jump | 7.66 |
| 2009 | Meeting Aniversario Da Aal Estadio Do Inatel | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Long Jump | 7.68 |
| 2010 | Interclubs 1er Tour Brassage N1 | Conflans-Ste-Honorine, France | 3rd | Triple Jump | 14.55 |
| 2010 | Chpts Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale | Franconville, France | 4th | Long Jump | 7.55 |
| 2010 | Meeting National D1 de Nantes | Nantes, France | 8th | Long Jump | 6.94 |
| 2010 | Meeting National D1 d'Albertville | Albertville, France | 4th | Long Jump | 6.87 |
| 2011 | Interclubs Départementaux | Franconville, France | 1st | Triple Jump | 14.49 |
| 2011 | Interclubs Départementaux | Franconville, France | 1st | 100m | 11.55 |
| 2011 | Championnats départementaux en salle 75 et 93 | Eaubonne, France | 1st | Long Jump | 7.03 |

### Personal Bests

| Date | Event | Venue | Time/Mark |
| 23 February 2003 | 60 metres | Moscow, Russia | 6.68 (National record) |
| 27 March 2002 | 100 metres | Bamako, Mali | 10.36 |
| 24 August 2004 | Long Jump | Athens, Greece | 8.28m (National record) |
| 22 February 2004 | Long Jump Indoor | Aubiere, France | 8.05m (National record) |
| Unknown | Long Jump Juniors Mauritius | Unknown | 7.89 (National record) |