Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Ta Lou at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-18) November 18, 1988
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
Club	Stade Français[2]
Coached by	Anthony Koffi[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.86 (2016) 200 m – 22.21 (2016)[3]
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast African Championships 2016 Durban 200 m 2014 Marrakesh 200 m 2014 Marrakesh 4×100 m relay 2012 Porto Novo 200 m 2012 Porto Novo 4×100 m relay 2014 Marrakesh 100 m 2016 Durban 100 m 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville 100m 2015 Brazzaville 200m 2015 Brazzaville 4×100m relay
Updated on 17 September 2015.

Marie-Josée Ta Lou (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has won several medals on continental level. She has personal bests of 10.86 seconds in the 100 metres, set at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 22.56 in the 200 metres set at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. At the Rio Olympics she finished fourth in the 200 metres, just 0.06 seconds behind the third place.^[1]

Personal life

Ta Lou first trained in association football and was convinced to change to sprint by her elder brother in 2008. She was voted the 2015 African Athlete of the Year by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. She trained in Paris, France, and studied medicine at the Université d'Abobo-Adjamé in Abidjan.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ivory Coast
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	22nd (qf)	100 m	12.02
			18th (qf)	200 m	24.17
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	7th	100 m	11.66
			6th	200 m	24.12
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	4th	100 m	11.53
			3rd	200 m	23.44
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45.29
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	11th (sf)	100 m	11.73
			8th	200 m	23.63
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	100 m	11.20
			2nd	200 m	22.87
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.99
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th (sf)	100 m	11.04
			9th (sf)	200 m	22.56
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	100 m	11.02
			1st	200 m	22.57
			3rd	4x100 m relay	43.98
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	7th	60 m	7.29
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	3rd	100 m	11.15
			1st	200 m	22.81
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
	Olympic Games	Rio, Brazil	4th	100 m	10.86
			4th	200 m	22.21

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