Alima Ouattara
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sinali Alima Outtara |
| Born | 2 January 1988 Ivory Coast |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Medal record | |
Sinali Alima Outtara (born 1 February 1988)[1] is an Ivorian pole vaulter, who is the national record holder in indoor and outdoor pole vault events. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games, and a bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.
Personal life
[edit]As of 2011, Ouattara lived in Paris, France.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2008, Ouattra came joint sixth in the junior pole vault event at the French national championships.[3] In 2010, she came third in the pole vault event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, after clearing a height of 3.40 metres.[4] She came second in the pole vault event at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[2][4][5] Ouattra cleared a height of 3.20 metres, and was one of only two people with a successful attempt in the event.[5] She was the country's first medallist at the Games.[2] In the same year, Ouattara set an Ivorian national record for indoor pole vault, by clearing a height of 3.65 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.[1]
In 2014, Ouattra set an outdoor national record of 3.80 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.[6] She came third at the 2015 African Games, clearing a height of 3.40 metres.[7] In 2016, Ouattra came fourth in the pole vault event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.[8] Ouattra competed at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie; she was one of eight Ivorian women at the Games.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Indoor Records" (PDF) (pdf). World Athletics. 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jeux africains: Alima Ouattara décroche la première médaille ivoirienne". Abidjan.net (in French). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Championnats de France Cadets, Juniors, Espoirs" (PDF) (pdf) (in French). 18 July 2008. p. 47. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "2016 Olympic Games Statistics - Women's PV" (PDF) (pdf). Track and Field News. 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Women Pole Vault Athletics X All Africa Games Maputo (MOZ) 2011 - Monday 12.09". Todor66.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Alima Ouattra". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2015 African Games. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Meeting :20TH CAA AFRICAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS at KINGS PARK-DURBAN-RSA from 2016/06/22 to 2016/06/26" (PDF) (pdf). Confederation of African Athletics. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "VIIIes jeux de la francophonie: Amichia encourage les athlètes ivoiriens #JeuxAbidjan2017". Les Points Sur (in French). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Ivorian female pole vaulters
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games silver medalists for Ivory Coast
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games