Emma Montoya

Emma Montoya

Personal information
Born	(1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint, Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 51.76 (Monaco, 2024) 400m hurdles: 56.35 (Limoges, 2025)

Emma Montoya (born 30 April 1999) is a French sprinter and hurdler. ^[1]

Early life

She is from La Gaude in the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in the south of France. She studied for six years in the United States at the University of Boston. ^[2]

Career

In 2018, she was runner-up at the French junior championships over 400 metres. ^[3] She placed fourth at the senior French Athletics Championships in Albi in 2023, over 400 metres hurdles. ^[4]

On 10 April 2025, she was named in the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. ^[5] She competed in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay as the French team finished second behind the United States in their heat to secure a place at the 2025 World Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

She competed for France in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain. ^[8]

She was selected for the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[9]

References

1. "Emma Montoya". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
2. ""We're going to dream big": Emma Montoya from Nice, a guest of Les Yeux dans les Jeux, hopes to qualify for the 4x400m". Monaco-Matin. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
3. "French Athletics Championships (cadets and juniors): Fireworks for the NCAA and Sacha Alessandrini!". Nicepremium. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
4. "French Championships". World Athletics. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
5. "France names team for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
6. "Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
7. "Two French relays qualified for the World Athletics Championships". Lequipe. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
8. "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
9. "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.