Solène Ndama Explained

Solène Ndama
Birth Date:23 September 1998
Birth Place:Bordeaux, France[1]
Height:1.75 m
Weight:66 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m hurdles, heptathlon, pentathlon
Club:Bordeaux athlé
Coach:Jean-Daniel Mirre
Laurent Moreschi

Solène Ndama (born 23 September 1998) is a French athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles, heptathlon and pentathlon.

Personal life

Born in France, Ndama is of Gabonese descent.[2]

Career

Ndama won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2017 European U20 Championships. She also made the final in the same event at the 2018 European Championships but was disqualified in it.

Ndama won the bronze medal and equalled Antoinette Nana Djimou's 8-year-old French national record of 4,723 points in the pentathlon at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[3]

International competitions

Representing
2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia29thHeptathlon (youth)4927 pts
2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italybgcolor=gold1st100 m hurdles13.15
2018World CupLondon, United Kingdom4th100 m hurdles13.02
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany3rd (sf)100 m hurdles12.771
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9th (sf)60 m hurdles8.09
3rdPentathlon4723 pts, NR
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar100 m hurdlesDNF
14thHeptathlon6034 pts
1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FFA profile. 17 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Africa Top Success. Alice. Gnanou. 26 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Euro d’Athlétisme: Ndama, du bronze en pentathlon et des promesses pour Paris 2024. 2 March 2019. RMC Sport.