Murielle Ahouré
 Murielle Ahouré in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |
 Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 23, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murielle Ahouré (born 23 August 1987) is an Ivorian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. She was a double silver medalist at the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She came second in both the 100 and 200 meters at this event.
She also won a silver medal at 60 metres event at 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] She was the 2009 NCAA Indoor Champion at 200 metres while running for the University of Miami. Ahouré's personal best at 100 m is 10.78 (Montverde, USA, 2016) and in 200 m 22.24 (Monaco, 2013).[1]
She holds African records in 100 metres outdoor and in 200 metres indoor.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed sixth in the 200 m and seventh in the 100 m.
She ran under seven seconds for the 60 metres in February 2013, becoming the eighth fastest woman ever with her time of 6.99 seconds.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Ivory Coast | |||||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 60 m | 7.04 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 100 m | 11.00 | |
| 6th | 200 m | 22.57 | |||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.93 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 22.32 | |||
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 2nd | 60 m | 7.01 |
| African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | 100 m | 11.03 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 22.36 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 10.98 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 100 m | 10.99 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.29 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.01 | |
| 12th (sf) | 200 m | 22.59 | |||
Personal bests
| Type | Event | Time | Date | Place | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 100 metres | 10.78 | 11 June 2016 | Montverde, USA | [4] |
| 200 metres | 22.24 | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | ||
| Indoor | 60 metres | 6.99 | 16 February 2013 | Birmingham, England | 8th of all time, AR |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
- 1 2 "IAAF profile". IAAF.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDKRWVYJwWs
- ↑ Brown, Matthew (2013-02-16). Ahour\xe9's sub-seven sprint steals the show in Birmingham. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-02.
- ↑ Cathal Dennehy (11 June 2016). "Ahoure powers to African 100m record of 10.78 in Florida". IAAF. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
External links
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Blessing Okagbare |
Women's 100m African Record Holder June 11, 2016 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded by Ben Youssef Meïté |
Flagbearer for Ivory Coast Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |