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Marie-Josée Ta Lou

1988 - Today

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Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith (née Ta Lou) (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a two-time World Championships medalist and is the African record holder in the 100 m and 200 m. After initially taking an interest in association football, Ta Lou-Smith made a successful switch to sprinting in 2008. She made a break through at the 2015 World Championships, making the semi-finals in both the 100 m and 200 m and setting personal bests in both events. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie-Josée Ta Lou is the 3,046th most popular athlete (up from 4,667th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (up from 111th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ivorian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marie-Josée Ta Lou ranks 3,046 out of 6,025. Before her are Natalya Sadova, Antonio Pettigrew, Aaron Brown, David Kostelecký, Ludwig Paischer, and Sabine Everts. After her are Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Luciana Aymar, Lorraine Moller, Monika Weber-Koszto, Elvira Öberg, and Sandrine Bailly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Marie-Josée Ta Lou ranks 360. Before her are David Rudisha, Gürbey İleri, Fraser Forster, Alexey Vorobyov, Oussama Assaidi, and Nils Petersen. After her are Maicon Pereira Roque, James Meredith, Ed Speleers, Keirrison, Masahiro Tanaka, and Shuji Fujimoto.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Marie-Josée Ta Lou ranks 66 out of 140. Before her are Ibrahim Sangaré (1997), Aristide Benoît Zogbo (1981), Adama Traoré (1990), Aristide Bancé (1984), Jean-Jacques Tizié (1972), and Didier Ya Konan (1984). After her are Ibrahima Bakayoko (1976), Max Gradel (1987), Marguerite Abouet (1971), Bernard Allou (1975), Gilles Yapi Yapo (1982), and Maxwel Cornet (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Côte d'Ivoire

Among athletes born in Côte d'Ivoire, Marie-Josée Ta Lou ranks 3. Before her are Gabriel Tiacoh (1963), and Nelson Évora (1984). After her are Murielle Ahouré (1987), Cheick Sallah Cissé (1993), Ruth Gbagbi (1994), Leslie Djhone (1981), Zaynab Dosso (1999), Arthur Cissé (1996), Carolle Zahi (1994), Zouleiha Dabonne (1992), and Jiang Huihua (1998).

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