Rouguy Diallo

Rouguy Diallo
Personal information
Full name Rouguy Diallo
Born (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995
Nice, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country  France
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump, long jump,
100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Triple jump:
14.44 m (Eugene, 2014)
100 m hurdles:
13.98 s (Dijon, 2012)

Rouguy Diallo (French pronunciation: [ʁu.ɡi dja.lo]; born 5 February 1995 in Nice) is a French athlete who specialises in the triple jump.

Career

Diallo began triple jumping in 2006.[1] She set a new French national junior record at an event in Argentan in 2014, with an attempt of 13.74 m.[1]

Diallo won her first major medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon. She broke her own national junior record twice during the event, landing a 14.24 m jump in her first attempt with a 3.2 m/s headwind. After a foul in the second round, she jumped 14.44 m with help from a 3.3 m/s headwind, an attempt that was enough to win her the gold medal. However, these two attempts were not accepted as national junior records as there was too much headwind when they were made.[2] Her fourth attempt of 14.20 was accepted as a national junior record, and also became the 15th longest attempt of all time in the junior women's triple jump. She became the third French triple jumper to win a world junior title for France after Benjamin Compaoré in 2006 and Teddy Tamgho in 2008.[3]

Personal life

Diallo is mentored by fellow French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho, who is the current triple jump world indoor record holder at 17.92 m.[2] She currently trains at the Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme club in Nice.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rouguy Diallo – FFA Profile" (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Diallo et Chapelle au sommet" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. Javier Clavelo Robinson (27 July 2014). "Report: Women's triple jump – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014". IAAF. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Spain Ana Peleteiro
World Junior ChampionWomen's triple jump
26 July 2014–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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