Marthe Koala (born 8 March 1994) is a Burkinabe athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles, long jump and heptathlon. At the 2012 and the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles. She also competed in the women's heptathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was injured during the shot put and was unable to participate in the remaining four events.George, Mathew T. "PhD student gives Burkina Faso its first-ever Olympic medal", The Week, August 5, 2021. At the 2023 World Athletics Championships she competed in the long jump and ended in 7th place.
Competition record Representing 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France37th (h)200 m25.80 sAll-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique5thHeptathlon5133 pts2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain34th (h)100 m hurdles14.15 sOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)100 m hurdles13.91 s2013African Junior ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius1st100 m hurdles14.09 s3rdLong jump5.60 m (w)Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France7th100 m hurdles13.75 s2014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco1stHeptathlon5454 pts2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China– HeptathlonDNFAfrican GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rdHeptathlon5664 pts2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2nd100 m hurdles13.36 s2ndHeptathlon5952 ptsOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil43rd (h)100 m hurdles13.41 s2017Jeux de la FrancophonieAbidjan, Ivory Coast1st100 m hurdles13.32 s1stLong jump6.52 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom35th (h)100 m hurdles13.38 s2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria2ndLong jump6.54 m (w)2ndHeptathlon5967 pts2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy9thLong jump6.25 m3rdHeptathlon6121 ptsAfrican GamesRabat, Morocco2nd100 m hurdles13.20 s1stHeptathlon5866 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –HeptathlonDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan30th (h)100 m hurdles13.11 s –HeptathlonDNF2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius4th100 m hurdles12.99 s (w)1stLong jump6.42 mIslamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey1stLong jump6.53 m (w)2023Jeux de la FrancophonieKinshasa, DR Congo –100 m hurdlesDQ1stLong jump6.94 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7thLong jump6.68 m2024African GamesAccra, Ghana7th (h)4 × 100 m relay46.402ndLong jump6.81 m (w)African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon2ndLong jump6.72 mOlympic GamesParis, France9thLong jump6.61 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10thLong jump6.49 m2026African ChampionshipsAccra, Ghana2ndLong jump6.75 m World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary8thLong jump6.21 m
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