Floria Gueï
 Gueï at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 2, 1990 Nantes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Entente Sud lyonnais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Floria Gueï (pronounced [flɔʁja ɡe.i]; born 2 May 1990[1]) is a French sprint athlete of Ivorian origin specialising in the 400 metres. A 2016 European Championships silver medalist and 2017 European Indoor Championships gold medalist, she won in the 4x400 m relay a bronze at the 2013 World Championships and medals at several other international competitions.
Gueï is known for her remarkable last leg at the 2014 European Championships relay final, when she went from fourth to first in the last 50 metres of the race.[2]
Career[]
Gueï has won 4 medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the consecutive European Championships in 2012-18; three silver and a gold in 2014.
She was first selected for the event's French A team in 2010, when she ran in the heats.
In August 2014 at the European Championships in Zurich Floria Gueï ran one of the most remarkable final legs of a 4 x 400m relay ever seen. She took the baton in fourth place approximately a second behind the three leading runners from the UK, Russia and Ukraine, each of whom had run faster than Gueï in the individual 400m event at the Championships. With 200m remaining she still appeared out of medal contention but finished with a sprint in which she passed all the other athletes in the last 50m to win the race for France at the last stride by 0.05 seconds. Her time for the leg was 49.71, almost two seconds faster than her personal best of 51.42 at the time, prompting the exclamation from an ecstatic French TV commentator "but that is not possible!" (mais ce n'est pas possible!).[3]
In July 2016, Gueï won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the European Championships. She won a gold medal in the event at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.[4]
In July 2017, Gueï announced her withdrawal from the 2017 World Championships due to medical issues.[5]
In July 2018, she finished second in the 400 metres at the World Cup, and returned later that evening to anchor the 4x400 metres relay with remarkable run, pulling France from a distant fifth to take a bronze medal.
In February 2019, Gueï announced her pregnancy on her Instagram account, and gave birth to a boy on 23 April.[6][7] She then returned to training, and took part in two competitions in 2020.
She qualified for the 4x400 m relay at the 2021's 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8]
Achievements[]
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 4x100 m | 46.43 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 27th (h) | 400 m | 55.74 |
| 4th | 4×400 m | 3:35.83 | |||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 4×400 m | 3:29.25 [n 1] |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 4×400 m | 3:32.16 |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12th (h) | 400 m | 54.09 | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m | 3:31.73 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 14th (h) | 4×400 m | 3:28.02 | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 4×400 m | 3:25.49 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 4×400 m | 3:25.92 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.42 |
| 3rd | 4×400 m | 3:24.21 | |||
| Francophone Games | Nice, France | 1st | 400 m | 52.31 | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m | 3:35.20 | |||
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4×400 m | 3:25.84 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 52.82 | |
| 1st | 4×400 m | 3:24.28 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 53.00 |
| 1st | 4×400 m | 3:31.61 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 51.30 | |
| 7th | 4×400 m | 3:26.45 | |||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 400 m | 51.21 |
| 2nd | 4×400 m | 3:25.96 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 51.08 | |
| 10th (h) | 4×400 m | 3:26.18 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 400 m | 51.90 PB |
| 5th | 4×400 m | 3:33.61 | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 4×400 m | 3:35.03 | |
| 2018 | World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 400 m | 51.84 |
| 3rd | 4×400 m | 3:25.91 | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 400 m | 51.57 | |
| 2nd | 4×400 m | 3:27.17 | |||
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 8th | 4×400 m | 3:30.46 [n 1] |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Time from the heats; Gueï was replaced in the final
Circuit wins[]
- Diamond League meetings
- 2016 (1) (400 m): Birmingham British Grand Prix
National titles[]
- French Athletics Championships[9]
- 400 m (4): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Four-times runner-up in the distance (2012, 2014, 2017, 2021). - 400 m indoor (1): 2011
- 400 m (4): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
References[]
- ^ "Floria GUEI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ External videos on YouTube:
- "Floria Guei's INCREDIBLE anchor leg performance | 50 Golden Moments" (Official video 1008p), YouTube, European Athletics, 2020-10-08, retrieved 2021-06-19
- "Finish INCROYABLE - France relais 4x400m Femme Championnat d'Europe 2014 Women - Incredible finish" (video 720p), YouTube (in French), 2014-08-17, retrieved 2021-06-19,
Reaction of French commentators
- ^ "'Miracle' Race in EC Women's 4×400 Relay".
- ^ "Floria Gueï médaillée d'or européenne sur 400 m à Belgrade". L'Équipe (in French). 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Floria Gueï forfait pour les Championnats du monde de Londres". L'Équipe (in French). 2017-07-25.
- ^ "Floria Guei annonce sa grossesse". L'Équipe (in French). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Floria Gueï annonce la naissance de son petit garçon". Le Progrès (in French). 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Jame, Hadrien (2021-06-13). "Athlétisme : la Lyonnaise Floria Gueï manque les minima pour les Jeux de Tokyo". Lyon Capitale (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Floria Guei – Podiums". bases.athle.fr (in French). French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Floria Gueï. |
- Floria Gueï at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Floria Gueï at Olympics.com
- Floria Gueï at French Olympic Committee (in French)
- Floria Gueï at Olympedia
- Floria Gueï at World Athletics
- Floria Gueï at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Floria Gueï at French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Floria Gueï at Diamond League
- Floria Gueï at TrackField.brinkster.net
- Floria Gueï at The-Sports.org
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- French people of Ivorian descent
- French female sprinters
- Sportspeople from Nantes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of France
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for France
- Black French sportspeople
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic female sprinters