ATHLETE
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
1988 - Today

Marie-Josée Ta Lou
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.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNatalya Sadova
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 3,040
Antonio Pettigrew
1967 - 2010
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 3,041
Aaron Brown
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 3,042
David Kostelecký
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 3,043
Ludwig Paischer
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 3,044
Sabine Everts
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 3,045
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 3,046
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,047
Luciana Aymar
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,048
Lorraine Moller
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,049
Monika Weber-Koszto
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,050
Elvira Öberg
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 3,051
Sandrine Bailly
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3,052
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.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsDavid Rudisha
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 354
Gürbey İleri
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 355
Fraser Forster
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 356
Alexey Vorobyov
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 357
Oussama Assaidi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 358
Nils Petersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 359
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 360
Maicon Pereira Roque
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 361
James Meredith
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 362
Ed Speleers
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 363
Keirrison
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 364
Masahiro Tanaka
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 365
Shuji Fujimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 366
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).
Others born in Côte d'Ivoire
Go to all RankingsIbrahim Sangaré
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 60
Aristide Benoît Zogbo
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 61
Adama Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 62
Aristide Bancé
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 63
Jean-Jacques Tizié
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 64
Didier Ya Konan
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 65
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 66
Ibrahima Bakayoko
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 67
Max Gradel
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 68
Marguerite Abouet
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 69
Bernard Allou
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 70
Gilles Yapi Yapo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 71
Maxwel Cornet
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 72
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).
Gabriel Tiacoh
1963 - 1992
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1
Nelson Évora
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 2
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 3
Murielle Ahouré
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 4
Cheick Sallah Cissé
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 5
Ruth Gbagbi
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 6
Leslie Djhone
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 7
Zaynab Dosso
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.86
Rank: 8
Arthur Cissé
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.63
Rank: 9
Carolle Zahi
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.67
Rank: 10
Zouleiha Dabonne
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.34
Rank: 11
Jiang Huihua
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.43
Rank: 12