Tatiana Aholou

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Tatiana Aholou
Personal information
Born (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hurdler
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 8.01 (Boston, 2025)
100m hurdles: 13.02 (Montreal, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Freeport 100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bahamas Long jump

Tatiana Aholou (born 26 November 2000) is a Canadian hurdler. [1]

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Early life

From Laval, Quebec, she attended Collège Stanislas. She participated in gymnastics and soccer before focusing on athletics. She won two age-group gold medals at the 2015 Canadian Outdoor Championships, winning the long jump and the 100 metres. [2]

Career

She is a member of the Club d'athétisme Dynamique de Laval (CADL) in Laval, Quebec and set area records as a junior athlete. [3] [4] She was a silver medalist in the long jump at the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, where she also competed in the 100 metres. [5] [6] She was the 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor long jump champion. [7] She later attended the University of Kentucky and transferring to Iowa State University in 2020. [8]

She finished in third place in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2023 and 2024 Canadian Track and Field Championships. [9] [10] She was selected for the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025. [11] She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in 13.01 seconds (-1.1). [12] She was named in the Canadian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [13]

References

  1. "Tatiana Aholou". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. Hickey, Mike (Mar 30, 2016). "Aholou finds success in track and field". Thesuburban.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. "Tatiana Aholou breaks records". Courtierlaval.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. "Tatiana Aholou surpasses 6.00 meters at the Ian Hume Invitational". athletics-canada. June 19, 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. "Slew of competition records fall at Commonwealth Youth Games". World Athletics. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. "Canada's next generation in athletics competes at Commonwealth Youth Games". Running Magazine. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  7. "Tatiana Aholou - Girls LJ Winner". MileSplit. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. "Transfers Jason Gomez, Tatiana Aholou Provide Depth in Important Areas for Iowa State". Runnerspace. 5 May 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. "Team Canada Ready to take on the World Indoors". Athletics.ca. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  12. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  13. Dickinson, Marley (28 August 2025). "Athletics Canada names 59 athletes to 2025 World Championships team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2025.