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Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (French pronunciation:; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Aug 19, 1994 · Nafissatou THIAM, Belgium - 800 Metres Short Track, Shot Put, Pentathlon Short Track, 800 Metres, 100 Metres Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, 200 Metres Inside World Athletics Museum
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- 100m Hurdles. EVENT RESULTS. American Kendell Williams went out to an early lead in the event with the top time in the 100m hurdles of 12.97 out of Heat 3, which produced the four fastest times overall.
- High Jump. EVENT RESULTS. Defending Olympic gold medalist Nafissatou Thiam surged into the heptathlon lead with an unmatched high jump mark of 1.92m (6 ft, 3.6 in), good enough 78 points more than any other athlete in the event.
- Shot Put. EVENT RESULTS. American Annie Kunz vaulted herself into the top five with a strong throw of 15.15m in the shot put, good enough for the third-best mark at 871 points.
- 200m. The heptathlon gold medal will not return to Great Britain in 2021 as Katarina Thompson-Johnson suffered a re-injury to her right leg during the first heat of the 200m event.
Nafissatou Thiam has always been drawn to multi-sport track and field events. The Belgian ace started practising heptathlon at seven before winning her first national age group title at 15. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, she became the youngest heptathlon gold medalist ever, at just 21.
Aug 5, 2021 · The Belgian athlete defended her title from Rio 2016 and became the second woman to achieve the feat since Jackie Joyner-Kersee. She beat the Dutch duo of Anouk Vetter and Emma Oosterwegel in the seven-event competition.
1 day ago · Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson trails leader Nafissatou Thiam by 143 points after two events of the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. World champion Johnson ...
