Méta Tumba
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 mH: 55.59 (Lima, 2024) NU20R | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Méta Tumba (born 3 June 2006) is a French hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
Early life
[edit]She is from the Charente department, where became a member the Grand Angoulême Athlétisme club and trained initially as a multi-event athlete.[2]
Career
[edit]She won the French indoor title in February, 2023 over 400 metres.[3] She won bronze in the 400 metres hurdles at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor running a French junior record of 57.10 seconds in July 2023.[4] She won gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5][6]
She won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 with a French national under-20 record time of 55.59 seconds.[7][8] She went unbeaten during the championships, also winning her qualifying heat and semi-final.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Méta Tumba". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Pentathlon : Meta Tumba, la perle du Grand Angoulême Athlétisme". sudouest.fr. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "ATHLÉTISME : META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DE FRANCE CADETTE DU 400 M EN SALLE". charentelibre.fr. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "FOJE: cadet Méta Tumba sets the French record… Junior!!!". athlelana.com. 31 Jul 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Champiionships". World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "4 medals for our U20s in Jerusalem". athlelana.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "ATHLÉTISME : LA CHARENTAISE META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE JUNIORS DU 400M HAIES". Charentelibre.fr. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
