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Nafissatou Thiam

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Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (French pronunciation: [tʃam]; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. Her three individual Olympic golds in a row for a woman equals the record of Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the hammer and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500 metres Thiam is also the only Belgian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic title. She won gold at the 2017 and 2022 World Championships, the 2018, 2022 and 2024 European Championships as well as the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nafissatou Thiam is the 2,835th most popular athlete (up from 3,024th in 2019), the 907th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 944th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nafissatou Thiam ranks 2,835 out of 6,025. Before her are Christina Obergföll, Sergei Mylnikov, Aleksandr Karshakevich, Peter Radford, Femke Bol, and Kim Ki-hoon. After her are Karsten Warholm, Israil Arsamakov, Susan Williams, Viktor Bryzhin, Anne Briand, and Patriz Ilg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Nafissatou Thiam ranks 172. Before her are Son Na-eun, Tsubasa Suzuki, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Andries Noppert, and Masaki Tozaki. After her are Minzy, Seiya Matsuki, Tom Lockyer, Charlie Heaton, Ruth Chepng'etich, and Henrik Kristoffersen.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Nafissatou Thiam ranks 907 out of 1,190. Before her are Danzel (1976), Conny Aerts (1966), Maarten Martens (1984), Karl Erjavec (1960), Tom Steels (1971), and Alexis Saelemaekers (1999). After her are Natacha Régnier (1974), Lucas Belvaux (1961), Kim Gevaert (1978), Angèle (1995), Kristof Van Hout (1987), and Dick Norman (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Nafissatou Thiam ranks 38. Before her are Robert Hennet (1886), Victor Verschueren (1893), Désiré Beaurain (1881), Tia Hellebaut (1978), Michel Knuysen (1929), and Marieke Vervoort (1979). After her are Kim Gevaert (1978), Erik Persson (null), Kevin Borlée (1988), Gella Vandecaveye (1973), Daniel Martin (null), and Olivia Borlée (1986).

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