Amy Mbacké Thiam
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Born | November 19, 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amy Mbacké Thiam (born November 10, 1976) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres.
Biography[]
She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With her 49.86 in that victory, she still holds the Senegal national record.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Senegal | |||||
1997 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 4th | 400 m | 53.25 |
1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 4th | 400 m | 52.39 |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 50.77 |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.99 (NR) | |||
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | 400 m | 50.95 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.63 | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.60 |
13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.02 (NR) | |||
2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | 400 m | 50.92 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 400 m | 49.86 | |
11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.03 | |||
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 400 m | 51.25 | |
2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 7th (h) | 400 m | 54.02[1] |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 400 m | 49.95 |
7th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.37 | |||
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.41 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 29th (h) | 400 m | 52.44 | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 400 m | 52.22 |
15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.03 | |||
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m | 52.22 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 38th (h) | 400 m | 54.31 |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 51.70 |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 400 m | 51.32 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.55 | |||
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 400 m | 51.77 |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | 400 m | 51.68 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.64 | |||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 31st (h) | 400 m | 53.23 | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 52.37 |
See also[]
References[]
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External links[]
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Senegalese female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Senegal
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Senegal
- African Games silver medalists for Senegal
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games