Jacqueline Madogo Explained

Jacqueline Madogo
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:15 April 2000
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pb:60m: 7.25 (Windsor, 2023)
100m: 11.14 (Edmonton, 2024)
200m: 22.58 (Paris, 2024)

Jacqueline Madogo (born 14 April 2000) is a Canadian sprinter. She became Canadian national champion over 200 metres in 2023.[1]

Early life

She attended Collège catholique Franco-Ouest in Ottawa. She was a keen soccer player in her youth and was coached for three years by Olympian Kristina Kiss at the West Ottawa Soccer Club and played in an Ontario Youth Soccer Cup semifinal. She also participated in volleyball, touch football and track and field and during her second year at the University of Guelph began taking athletics seriously.[2]

Career

At the 2022 U Sports national championships, she won the 60 metres in a personal-best 7.30 seconds. She placed fourth in the women’s 100 metres national final and was selected for the relay pool at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[3] She competed at the event as the Canadian relay team finished fifth in their qualifying heat.[4]

In July 2023, she won a sprint double at the Athletics Ontario Open Championships in Toronto, winning the 100 metres in 11.32 seconds and the 200 metres in 23.16 seconds.[5] Later that month she won the Canadian Athletics Championships 200 metres race in Langley, with a personal best time of 22.91 seconds.[6]

In June 2024, she set a meet record competing at La Classique d'athlétisme in Montreal, winning the 200 metres in a time of 23.09 seconds.[7] In July 2024, she was selected to run for Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics over 200 metres.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacqueline Madogo. World Athletics. 10 July 2024.
  2. Web site: HIGH ACHIEVERS: Former soccer defender Jacqueline Madogo finds success as a track sprinter. Ottawasportspages. Martin. Cleary. 14 June 2022. 10 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Jacqueline Madogo, Lauren Gale, Maddy Kelly named to Canada's world athletics championships team. 30 June 2022. Martin. Cleary. 10 July 2024.
  4. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022. World Athletics. 10 July 2024. 15 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Martin. Cleary. HIGH ACHIEVERS WEEKEND WRAP: Sprinter Jacqueline Madogo, thrower Connor Fraser win 2 provincial gold medals each. Ottawasportspages. 10 July 2024. 17 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Canadian Championships. World Athletics. 10 July 2024. 27 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Canadian hurdler smashes La Classique meet record in Montreal. Runningmagazine.ca. 10 July 2024. 23 June 2024. Cameron. Ormond.
  8. Web site: Canada announces team for Olympic Games in Paris. World Athletics. 10 July 2024. 5 July 2024.