Amy Mbacké Thiam
Amy Mbacké Thiam (born November 10, 1976 in the Kaolack region ) is a Senegalese athlete . At a height of 1.83 m, her competition weight is 70 kg.
After Amy Mbacké Thiam was eliminated in the semifinals of the 400-meter run at the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games , she broke through to the top of the world at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In the slowest 400-meter run at major international events since 1972 , Thiam won in a personal best of 49.86 seconds with two hundredths of a second ahead of Jamaican Lorraine Fenton . She won the first gold medal for Senegal at world championships in sport.
At the 2003 World Championships , she ran 49.95 seconds in the final and won bronze behind the Mexican Ana Guevara and Lorraine Fenton. In 2004 she was eliminated in the Olympic preliminaries, but reached the final of the world championships again in 2005 . She was last knocked off in 52.22 seconds.
The Senegalese, who competed in France for the Racing Club de France , won the 400 meter African champion in 2004 and 2006. She is also a multiple French champion on her parade route.
Best times
- 200-meter run : 23.10 seconds (2005)
- 400-meter run: 49.86 seconds (2001)
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2006. The international Track and Field Annual. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2006, ISBN 1-899807-34-9 .
Web links
- Amy Mbacké Thiam in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from August 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), July 26, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thiam, Amy Mbacké |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaolack region |