Laure Kuetey

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Laure Kuetey
Personal information
Full nameLaure Isabelle Kuetey
NationalityBeninese
Born (1971-03-06) 6 March 1971 (age 53)
Sport
CountryFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.87 s [1]
  • 200 m: 24.80 s [2]
Medal record
West African Athletics Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1999 Bamako100 m

Laure Isabelle Kuetey (born 6 March 1971) [1] is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the Women's 100 meters and the Women's 200 metres events. She competed at the 200 metres event in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 100 metres event in the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics respectively. In addition, she was also the flag bearer for Benin in the 1996 [ broken anchor ] and 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [3]

Besides competing in the Olympics, Laure also competed at the Women's 100 metres event in the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, [4] 1997 World Championships in Athletics [4] [5] and the 1999 All-Africa Games. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laure Kuetey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. "IAAF -Laure Kuetey". IAAF.org. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 World Champs Women's 100m
  5. 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Results Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1999 All-Africa Games-Results Archived 2014-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
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