Fátima Diame Diame (born 22 September 1996) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the long jump and triple jump. At the age of 17, she became the Spanish national indoor champion in both the long jump and the 60 meters.[3] Diame competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.

Fátima Diame
Personal information
Full nameFátima Diame Diame[1][2]
Born (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28)
Valencia, Spain[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
ClubValencia Esports
Coached byRafael Blanquer
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Spain
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow Long jump
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Triple jump

Professional career

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Diame was trained at Valencia's Esports Academy and made her professional debut in 2013 at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in Long jump at the European Junior Championships which took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

She followed up her success in Sweden by winning a gold medal in 2018 at the Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy jumping at a record 13.82m. That same year, she further won two bronze medals: one at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain and the other at the Ibero American Championships in Trujillo, Peru.

The highlight of Diame's career came in summer of 2021, when she represented Spain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She finished in 21st place.

In 2022, Diame won a gold medal at the Spanish Indoors Championships.

She competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she won the bronze medal in the long jump event.[5]

Personal life

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Diame was born in Valencia, Spain to Senegalese immigrant parents.

Diame is a sponsored Adidas Athlete.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Spain
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 13th (q) Long jump 5.98 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 15th (q) Long jump 6.00 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 3rd Long jump 6.55 m
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Radès, Tunisia 6th Long jump 5.94 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 23rd (q) Long jump 6.03 m
5th Triple jump 13.60 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 25th (q) Triple jump 13.36 m
2018 Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 2nd Long jump 6.15 m
1st Triple jump 13.82 m
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd Long jump 6.68 m
3rd Triple jump 13.92 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (q) Long jump 6.24 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 3rd Long jump 6.51 m (w)
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (q) Long jump 6.46 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 7th Long jump 6.47 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (q) Long jump 6.32 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 7th Long jump 6.71 m
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st Long jump 6.65 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (q) Long jump 6.54 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (q) Long jump 6.48 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th Long jump 6.82 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Long jump 6.78 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 8th Long jump 6.69 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 15th (q) Long jump 6.52 m

National titles

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Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ "Fátima Diame". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023. Full name: Fátima Diame Diame
  2. ^ a b "Fátima Diame". RFEA.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Atletismo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Doblete inédito de la júnior Fátima Diame en los Nacionales bajo techo de Sabadell". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ Blake, Lennon (21 February 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About Fatima Diame". SportPersons. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Athletics Results - Athletics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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