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Marie-Josée Ta Lou. Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith ( née Ta Lou ;) [4] (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 m. She finished fourth in the 100 metres and 200 metres finals at the 2016 Olympic Games, missing out on a medal in the 100m by seven-thousandths of a second (0.007).
- Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou
- Ivorian
- 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
- 18 November 1988 (age 34), Bouaflé, Ivory Coast
En finale, Marie-Josée Ta Lou prend un excellent départ et domine toute la course et même la favorite Elaine Thompson, avant d'être dépassée sur la ligne par l'Américaine Tori Bowie. Elle remporte finalement l'argent en 10 s 86, record personnel égalé, derrière Bowie (10 s 85) et devant Dafne Schippers (10 s 96) [9].
Marie-Josée TA LOU-SMITH, Côte d’Ivoire - 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 60 Metres, 4x100 Metres Relay
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Aug 5, 2023 · Marie-Josée Ta Lou has often been unlucky on days when she needed to be perfect. At the 2016 Olympics, Ta Lou, a sprinter from the West African nation of Ivory Coast, missed the women’s 100 ...
- She played football before switching to track. Ta Lou’s sporting career began on the football pitch while schooling in her home capital Abidjan. She was even spotted by a local women’s team who tried to recruit her, but her brother was not keen to let her sister practice a ‘boyish’ sport.
- Ta Lou could have been a doctor… The transition to track after school was not so smooth. The six-times African champion's biggest hurdle was at home. Her single mother who raised her four children alone, wanted her to go through to university and study medicine instead of pursuing a career as an athlete especially in an unestablished women's sport.
- London holds her best memories. London has been a good hunting ground for the diminutive explosive sprinter. Fresh from clinching triple medals at the 2016 African championships in Durban, she moved on to London for the Diamond League meeting.
- Here's why she wishes to forget Rio. The 32-year-old has always her phone with her, but there is one memory she rarely taps to looks back at, Rio 2016.
Marie-Josee Ta Lou continues to show no sign of slowing down as she pulled off a big win over 100m at the London Diamond League on Sunday (23 July). Home favourite Dina Asher-Smith made a blistering start with Ta Lou in the unusual position of trailing through the first 20 metres.
Oct 4, 2023 · After three fourth-placed finishes at the Olympics, Ivorian sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou is determined to make the Paris 2024 podium and keep inspiring people.
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