Odile Ahouanwanou

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Odile Ahouanwanou
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Odile Ahouanwanou in 2024.
Personal information
Nationality Beninese
Born (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 34)
Savalou, Benin [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Heptathlon (and associated events)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6210 [2]
100 m: 13.27 [2]
200 m: 24.01 [2]
800 m: 2:20.45 [2]
Long jump: 6.00 m [2]
High jump: 1.78 m [2]
Shot put: 15.24 m [2]
Javelin: 46.74 m [2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra Heptathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Heptathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Rabat Shot put
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Asaba Heptathlon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint Pierre Heptathlon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Douala Heptathlon
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Baku 100 m hurdles
Updated on 19 May 2017

Odile Ahouanwanou (born 5 January 1991) is a Beninese heptathlete, who also specialises in the 100 metres hurdles; she holds Beninese records in both events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2015 African Games and two African Championships in Athletics, and won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2015 African Games.

Competition

Ahouanwanou debuted internationally at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo, Benin. [3] She competed in the heptathlon and finished sixth overall with a points score of 4983, [3] 941 points behind the gold medalist. [3] Ahouanwanou's best result in an individual discipline was fourth in both the javelin and shot put. [3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the 100 metres hurdles. [4] She placed eighth out of nine competitors in Heat 6, setting a new Beninese national record at 14.76 seconds. [4]

Ahouanwanou's next major competition was the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, [5] where she finished eighth in the heptathlon with 4309 points. [5] She won the shot put and javelin disciplines, but she was disqualified in the 100 metres hurdles. [5] Ahouanwanou then competed in the 2015 African Games, [6] where she won the silver medal in the heptathlon with a points score of 5734. [6] She finished first in the shot put and in the javelin, second in the 200 metres, fourth in the high jump, fifth in the 100 metres hurdles, seven in the 800 metres and eighth in the long jump. [6]

She finished in 8th place in the heptathlon at the 2019 World Championships, with a new national record points total of 6210. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Odile Ahouanwanou. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Odile Ahouanwanou". IAAF. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "18èmes Championnats Seniors d'Afrique d'Athlétisme" (PDF) (in French). Confederation of African Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "100 Metres Hurdles Women – Heats – Results". IAAF . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Maroc Telecom 19èmes Championnats d'Afrique d'Atléthisme Seniors" (PDF) (in French). Confederation of African Athletics . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Heptathlon – Women" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Odile AHOUANWANOU | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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