Marthe Koala (born 8 March 1994) is a Burkinabe athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles, long jump and heptathlon.[4] At the 2012 and the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles. She also competed in the women's heptathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was injured during the shot put and was unable to participate in the remaining four events.[5] At the 2023 World Athletics Championships she competed in the long jump and ended in 7th place.
 Koala at the 2024 African Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marthe Christiane Yasmine Koala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1994 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Malta[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Burkina Faso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Teddy Tamgho[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 25 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 March 2022). "From Olympic heartbreak to world indoor delight for Samba-Mayela". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Marthe KOALA - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ George, Mathew T. "PhD student gives Burkina Faso its first-ever Olympic medal", The Week, August 5, 2021.
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