Antoinette Nana Djimou Explained

Fullname:Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou
Nationality:Cameroonian
French (since 2003)
Birth Date:2 August 1985
Birth Place:Douala, Cameroon
Height:1.77 m
Weight:65 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:Heptathlon, Pentathlon
Coach:Sébastien Levicq

Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou (born 2 August 1985 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian-French heptathlete and pentathlete. She has won twoEuropean Athletics Championships heptathlon gold medals (in 2012 and 2014) and two European Athletics Indoor Championships pentathlon gold medals (in 2011 and 2013). Her heptathlon personal best result is 6576 points, achieved at the 2012 Olympics in London.

She acquired French nationality by naturalization on 28 August 2003.[1]

Career

Nana Djimou finished 4th at the 2012 Olympics heptathlon in London, with a personal best of 6576 points.

Nana Djimou withdrew from the upcoming 2015 World Championships in Athletics after undergoing an operation in June 2015.[2]

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor

Meetings

19th, 5700 pts

21st, 5749 pts

12th, 6189 pts

10th, 5994 pts

3rd, 6409 pts

12th, 6279 pts

2nd, 6390 pts

10th, 6058 pts

International competitions

Representing
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy4thHeptathlon5649 pts
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany5thHeptathlon5792 pts
2006Gothenburg, Sweden21stHeptathlon5765 pts
2007Birmingham, United Kingdom11thPentathlon4355 pts
European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary7thHeptathlon5970 pts
Osaka, JapanHeptathlonDNF
2008Beijing, PR China17thHeptathlon6055 pts
2009Turin, Italy3rdPentathlon4618 pts
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7thHeptathlon6323 pts
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4thPentathlon4618 pts
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, SpainHeptathlonDNF
2011Paris, France1stPentathlon4723 pts
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea7thHeptathlon6309 pts
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1stHeptathlon6544 pts
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom4thHeptathlon6576 pts
2013Gothenburg, Sweden1stPentathlon4666 pts
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8thHeptathlon6326 pts
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland1stHeptathlon6551 pts
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic5thPentathlon4591 pts
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, The Netherlands2ndHeptathlon6458 pts
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thHeptathlon6383 pts
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom16thHeptathlon6064 pts
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom12thPentathlon3705 pts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JORF n° 0201 du 31 août 2003 - Légifrance . 2023-11-22 . www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  2. Web site: Antoinette Nana Djimou forfait pour les Mondiaux de Pékin. L'Équipe. 28 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Sisäratojen EM-kisat 2011: viisiottelun tulokset . 2013-03-07 . 2011-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110307205216/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000100000119&ctype_id=164&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en . dead .