| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sinali Alima Outtara |
| Born | 2 January 1988 Ivory Coast |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Medal record | |
Sinali Alima Outtara (born 1 February 1988) [1] is an Ivorian pole vaulter, who is the national record holder in indoor and outdoor pole vault events. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games, and a bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.
As of 2011, Ouattara lived in Paris, France. [2]
In 2008, Ouattra came joint sixth in the junior pole vault event at the French national championships. [3] In 2010, she came third in the pole vault event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, after clearing a height of 3.40 metres. [4] She came second in the pole vault event at the 2011 All-Africa Games. [2] [4] [5] Ouattra cleared a height of 3.20 metres, and was one of only two people with a successful attempt in the event. [5] She was the country's first medallist at the Games. [2] In the same year, Ouattara set an Ivorian national record for indoor pole vault, by clearing a height of 3.65 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France. [1]
In 2014, Ouattra set an outdoor national record of 3.80 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France. [6] She came third at the 2015 African Games, clearing a height of 3.40 metres. [7] In 2016, Ouattra came fourth in the pole vault event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. [8] Ouattra competed at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie; she was one of eight Ivorian women at the Games. [9]
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