Lætitia Bambara Explained

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Lætitia Bambara
Birth Date:30 March 1984
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer Throw
Updated:26 August 2016

Laetitia Kimalou Bambara (born 30 March 1984 in Bordeaux, France) is a French-born hammer thrower representing Burkina Faso. She won several medals on continental medal in addition to finishing fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 68.59 metres (Sotteville-lès-Rouen, June 2016) is the current Burkinabé record and all time 2nd best in Africa.

Competition record

Representing
2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland19th (q)Hammer throw55.16 m
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany14th (q)Hammer throw59.24 m
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand4thHammer throw65.34 m
Representing
2012African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Beninbgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw65.08 m
2014African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Moroccobgcolor=gold1stHammer throw65.44 m[1]
Continental CupMarrakech, Morocco7thHammer throw58.22 m[2]
2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congobgcolor=gold1stHammer throw66.91 m[3]
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africabgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw68.12 m
2017Jeux de la FrancophonieAbidjan, Ivory Coast6thHammer throw61.15 m
2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria7thHammer throw56.35 m
2019African GamesRabat, Moroccobgcolor=gold1stHammer throw65.28 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championnats d’Afrique: la Burkinabè Laetitia Bambara en or. 11 August 2014. rfi.fr.
  2. Representing Africa
  3. Web site: Jeux africains: Laetitia Bambara offre au Burkina sa première médaille d’or. fasozine.com. fr. 14 September 2015. 14 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151018122259/http://www.fasozine.com/jeux-africains-laetitia-bambara-offre-au-burkina-sa-premiere-medaille-dor/. 18 October 2015. dmy-all.