Odette Mistoul (married Kingbou; born 22 February 1959) is a Gabonese former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. She represented her country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, placing 13th in the final. She was also her nation's Olympic flag bearer that year. She was the first woman to represent Gabon at the Olympics. She won the first three gold medals in women's shot put at the African Championships in Athletics from 1979 to 1984.
She participated at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics and was a finalist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.Odette Misoul. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.Odette Misoul . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.2010 Split IAAF World Cup Statistics. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. In other competitions, she was twice winner at the Central African Athletics Championships and took bronze at the 1985 African Championships in Athletics.
Her personal bests of for the shot put and for the discus throw remain the Gabonese records for the disciplines.
After retirement from athletics, she remained involved in the sport and stood as a candidate for the women's committee for the International Association of Athletics Federations.IAAF Congress – ALL Election Results. IAAF (2007-08-22). Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
International competitions 1978Central African ChampionshipsLibreville, Gabon1stShot put12.44 m1979African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1stShot put13.45 m IAAF World CupMontreal, Canada8thShot put13.71 m1980Central African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Congo1stShot put13.80 m1982African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt1stShot put14.21 m 1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (q)Shot put14.23 m1984African ChampionshipsRabat, Morocco1stShot put15.51 m Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States13thShot put14.59 m1985African ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt3rdShot put14.54 m
See also List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics Gabon at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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