Myriam Soumaré

Myriam Soumaré

Myriam Soumaré at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29) (age 25) Paris, France
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.17 s (Albi, 2011)(1.4) 200m: 22.32 s (Barcelona, 2010)(+1.0)
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for  France European Championships Gold 2010 Barcelona 200 metres Silver 2010 Barcelona 4 x 100 m relay Bronze 2010 Barcelona 100 metres Mediterranean Games Gold 2009 Pescara 4x100 m relay Silver 2009 Pescara 100 m European U23 Championships Bronze 2007 Debrecen 100 m

Myriam Soumaré (born October 29, 1986) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for France.^[1] At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, she won the gold medal in the 200 m meters with a time of 22.32 seconds in lane 8, shaving her previous personal best by 0.69s in doing so, and a bronze medal in the 100 meters with a time of 11.18 seconds.

Soumaré represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 x 100 meters relay together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Lina Jacques-Sébastien and Carima Louami. In their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated, due to a mistake with the baton exchange.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	8th	60 m

prize list

• 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships in Debrecen :
  • 3 ! bronze in 100 m in 11 s 68
• Mediterranean Games 2009 in Pescara
  • 1 ! in 4 x 100 m in 43 s 79
  • 2 ! in 100 m in 11 s 46
• 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona :
  • 3 ! bronze in 100 m in 11 s 18
  • 1 ! gold in 200 m inn 22 s 32 (personal best)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Athlete biography: Myriam Soumaré, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008

External links

• IAAF profile for Myriam Soumaré

Persondata
Name	Soumare, Myriam
Alternative names
Short description	French athlete
Date of birth	October 29, 1986
Place of birth	Paris
Date of death
Place of death