Oumou Traoré (born 10 October 1969) is a Malian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

who competed in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

and

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. In the discus throw, Traoré finished tenth at the

2001 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IVes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events Sports Cultural Me ...

, eighth at the

2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Moshood ...

was held on October 12. and fourth at the 2004 African Championships. She competed at the 1995 World Championships and the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 47.67 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the Malian record. In the shot put, she won the bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships and the gold medal at the 1999 West African Championships.

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1969 births Living people Female shot putters Malian female discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Mali Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mali Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-athletics-bio-stub