Marthe Koala (born 8 March 1994) is a Burkinabe athlete competing in the

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and heptathlon. At the

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and the

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, she competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles. She also competed in the

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at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was injured during the shot put and was unable to participate in the remaining four events.George, Mathew T
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'', August 5, 2021.

Competition record

References

1994 births Living people People from Bobo-Dioulasso Burkinabé female hurdlers Burkinabé heptathletes Olympic athletes of Burkina Faso Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists for Burkina Faso African Games silver medalists for Burkina Faso African Games bronze medalists for Burkina Faso Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Burkina Faso Universiade medalists for Burkina Faso Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Burkinabé people African Championships in Athletics winners Burkinabé long jumpers Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics {{BurkinaFaso-athletics-bio-stub