Odile Ahouanwanou

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Odile Ahouanwanou
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Odile Ahouanwanou in 2017.
Personal information
NationalityBeninese
Born (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 30)
Savalou, Benin[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Heptathlon (and associated events)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6210[2]
100 m: 13.27[2]
200 m: 24.01[2]
800 m: 2:20.45[2]
Long jump: 6.00 m[2]
High jump: 1.78 m[2]
Shot put: 15.24 m[2]
Javelin: 46.74 m[2]
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Medal record
Representing  Benin
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Heptathlon
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 100 m hurdles
Updated on 19 May 2017.

Odile Ahouanwanou (born 5 January 1991) is a Beninese heptathlete, who also specialises in the 100 metres hurdles; she holds Beninese records in both events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2015 African Games and two African Championships in Athletics, and won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2015 African Games.

Competition[]

Ahouanwanou debuted internationally at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo, Benin.[3] She competed in the heptathlon and finished sixth overall with a points score of 4983,[3] 941 points behind the gold medalist.[3] Ahouanwanou's best result in an individual discipline was fourth in both the javelin and shot put.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the 100 metres hurdles.[4] She placed eighth out of nine competitors in Heat 6, setting a new Beninese national record at 14.76 seconds.[4]

Ahouanwanou's next major competition was the 2014 African Championships in Athletics,[5] where she finished eighth in the heptathlon with 4309 points.[5] She won the shot put and javelin disciplines, but she was disqualified in the 100 metres hurdles.[5] Ahouanwanou then competed in the 2015 African Games,[6] where she won the silver medal in the heptathlon with a points score of 5734.[6] She finished first in the shot put and in the javelin, second in the 200 metres, fourth in the high jump, fifth in the 100 metres hurdles, seven in the 800 metres and eighth in the long jump.[6]

She finished in 8th place in the heptathlon at the 2019 World Championships, with a new national record points total of 6210.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Odile Ahouanwanou. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Odile Ahouanwanou". IAAF. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "18èmes Championnats Seniors d'Afrique d'Athlétisme" (PDF) (in French). Confederation of African Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "100 Metres Hurdles Women – Heats – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Maroc Telecom 19èmes Championnats d'Afrique d'Atléthisme Seniors" (PDF) (in French). Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Heptathlon – Women" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Odile AHOUANWANOU | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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