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Lætitia Bambara

Lætitia Bambara
Personal information
Nationality Burkina Faso
Born (1984-03-30) 30 March 1984 (age 40)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer Throw
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Burkina Faso
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Hammer throw
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2012 Porto Novo Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban Hammer throw
Updated on 26 August 2016

Laetitia Kimalou Bambara (born 30 March 1984 in Bordeaux, France) is a French-born hammer thrower representing Burkina Faso.[1] She won several medals on continental medal in addition to finishing fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 68.59 metres (Sotteville-lès-Rouen, June 2016) is the current Burkinabé record and all time 2nd best in Africa.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 19th (q) Hammer throw 55.16 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 14th (q) Hammer throw 59.24 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 4th Hammer throw 65.34 m
Representing  Burkina Faso
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd Hammer throw 65.08 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 65.44 m[2]
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th Hammer throw 58.22 m[3]
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Hammer throw 66.91 m[4]
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd Hammer throw 68.12 m
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 6th Hammer throw 61.15 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 7th Hammer throw 56.35 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 65.28 m

References

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  1. ^ Lætitia Bambara at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Championnats d'Afrique: la Burkinabè Laetitia Bambara en or". rfi.fr. 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ Representing Africa
  4. ^ "Jeux africains: Laetitia Bambara offre au Burkina sa première médaille d'or". fasozine.com (in French). 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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