Murielle Ahouré
Ahouré at the 2012 Bislett Games | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Ivorian | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | 23 August 1987|||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||
Country | Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||
College team | Miami Hurricanes George Mason University | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 10.91 (Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France, 2013) and in 200 m 22.24 (Monaco, 2013).[1]
She holds Ivorian record in 100 metres outdoor and African record in 200 metres indoor and outdoor.[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 seventh fastest woman ever with her time of 6.99 seconds.[3]
Achievements
Representing Ivory Coast | |||||
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2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 60 m | 7.04 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.93 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 200 m | 22.32 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.