Salomé Kora (born 8 June 1994) is a Swiss sprinter and bobsledder.
Being one of the limited number of athletes having competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, she competed in three Summer Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), five World Athletics Championships (London 2017, Doha 2019, Eugene 2022, Budapest 2023, Tokyo 2025), and one Winter Olympic Games (Milan-Cortina 2026).Olympedia bioIAAF bio
Eighteen months after competing in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and five months after competing in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, she competed in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Major global competitions Representing CompetitionVenueEventPosition2016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro4 × 100 m relay5th (H)2017 World Athletics ChampionshipsLondon100 m8th (SF)4 × 100 m relay5th (F)2019 World Athletics ChampionshipsDoha100 m6th (H)4 × 100 m relay4th (F)2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo100 m5th (H)4 × 100 m relay4th (F)2022 World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene4 × 100 m relay7th (F)2023 World Athletics ChampionshipsBudapest100 m6th (H)4 × 100 m relayDQ (F)2024 Summer OlympicsParis100 m4th (H)4 × 100 m relayDQ (F)2025 World Athletics ChampionshipsTokyo100 m7th (SF)4 × 100 m relayDNF (H)2026 Winter OlympicsCortina d'AmpezzoTwo-woman7th (F)
Personal life Kora was born in St. Gallen to a Beninese father and a Swiss mother.
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Salome Kora at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Salome Kora at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)