Françoise Mbango Etone
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Women's Athletics | |||
Gold | 2004 Athens | Triple jump |
Françoise Mbango Etone (born April 14, 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She is also a talented long jumper who finished second at the African Championships in 1999(6.55m). She is the first athlete from Cameroon to win medals at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.
Olympic champions in women's triple jump |
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1996: Inessa Kravets | 2000: Tereza Marinova | 2004: Françoise Mbango Etone |