Myriam Soumaré
4 × 400 m relay | |
Achievements and titles | |
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Personal best(s) | 100m outdoor: 11.03 s (Zurich, 2014)(-0.4) 200m outdoor: 22.11 s (Brussels, 2014)(+0.1) |
Medal record |
Myriam Soumaré (born 29 October 1986) is a retired French track and field sprinter.[1] She announced her retirement from athletics in February 2016.
Athletics career
2008–2009
Soumaré made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in only one event – the 4 × 100 meters relay together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Lina Jacques-Sébastien and Carima Louami. In their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated, due to a mistake with the baton exchange.[1]
In her debut
2010 – three medals at the European Championships
At the
2011
At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Soumaré participated in three events – the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. She was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 and 200 metres events. Her 4 × 100 metres relay team finished in fourth place in the final.
2012 – 7th in the 200m Olympic final
Soumaré represented France in three events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London: 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m relay. She finished seventh in the 200m final in a time of 22.63 sec. She achieved the 11th fastest time in the 100m semi-finals and thus did not qualify for the final. In the first round heats of the 4 × 100 m relay, her team botched its last two baton exchanges and was disqualified for out-of-zone baton exchange.[3]
Soumaré was the 200 metres runner-up of the
2013 – European Indoor Championships 60m silver medal
Soumaré won her first European Indoor Championships medal at the 2013 European Indoor Championships – a silver for the 60 metres. She had initially won the bronze. But the initial winner of the 60m final, Tezdzhan Naimova, was stripped of her gold medal after being found guilty of doping during the competition. Soumaré was thus elevated to receive the silver medal.[4]
At the
2015
Soumaré took a year off from athletics in 2015.[6]
Retirement
On 24 February 2016, Soumaré announced her retirement from athletics, while leaving open the possibility of making a comeback in the future.[7]
Personal life
Soumaré's parents are of Mauritanian origin. She has four siblings and is a Muslim. She lives with them in the northern Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel.[8]
Soumaré works as a childcare assistant in a childcare centre. She wears a headscarf in her daily life but takes it off when she is on the track.[9]
Soumaré gave birth to her first child, a boy, in June 2015.[10]
Results in the finals of international competitions
- Note: Only the position in the final is indicated, unless otherwise stated
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | 100m | 11.68 (wind: -2.0 m/s) |
6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.34 | |||
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy
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2nd | 100 m | 11.46 (wind: +1.0 m/s) |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.79 | |||
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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7th | 60 m | 7.29 |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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3rd | 100 m | 11.18 (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
1st | 200 m | 22.32 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.45 | |||
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 60 m | 7.24 |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.70 | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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3rd | 200 m | 23.21 (wind: -1.3 m/s) |
Olympic Games | London, England | 7th | 200 m | 22.63 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 60 m | 7.11 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.71 | |||
European Team Championships
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Gateshead, England
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2nd | 100 m | 11.66 | |
2nd | 200 m | 23.05 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd (heats)† | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.25† | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | 100 m | 11.16 |
3rd | 200 m | 22.58 | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.45 |
†: Disqualified in the final.
Medal record
- 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships in Debrecen :
bronze in the 100 m in 11 s 68
- 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara
gold in the 4 × 100 m relay in 43 s 79
silver in the 100 m in 11 s 46
- 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona :
gold in the 200 m in 22 s 32 (personal best)
silver in the 4 × 100 m relay in 42s 45
bronze in the 100 m in 11 s 18
- 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki :
bronze in the 200 m in 23 s 21
- 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg :
silver in the 60 m in 7 s 11
References
- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Myriam Soumaré". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008 - ^ "Soumaré – from modest beginnings to triple European medallist". IAAF website. 14 Dec 2010.
- ^ "Le 4x100 français disqualifié". L'Équipe. 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Bulgarian sprinter Tezdzhan Naimova banned for life after testing positive to banned steroid". ABC news. 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Athlétisme : cruelle issue pour Myriam Soumaré aux Mondiaux". La Gazette du Val d'Oise. 21 Aug 2013.
- ^ "Athlétisme : Myriam Soumaré prend sa retraite". Saphir News. 25 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Myriam Soumaré annonce sa retraite". L'Équipe. 24 Feb 2016.
- ^ "The 200-metre champion who prefers a nice long sleep". www.france24.com. 2 Aug 2010.
- ^ "Meeting Areva: Myriam Soumaré, force tranquille du sprint français". www.france24.com. 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Myriam Soumaré: "Je garde la porte ouverte"". FranceTVSport. 25 Feb 2016.
External links
- Myriam Soumaré at World Athletics
- Myriam Soumaré at Olympedia
- Myriam Soumaré at Olympics.com
- Myriam Soumaré at Olympic.org (archived)
- Myriam Soumaré at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)