Murielle Ahouré
 Ahouré at the 2012 Bislett Games | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ivorian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 August 1987 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
| 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, Great Britain | 7th | 100 metres | 11.00 | |
| 6th | 200 metres | 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 |
Personal bests
| Type | Event | Time | Date | Place | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 100 metres | 10.91 | 8 July 2013 | Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France | |
| 200 metres | 22.24 | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | ||
| Indoor | 60 metres | 6.99 | 16 February 2013 | Birmingham, England | 7th of all time, AR |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
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.