Delphine Bertille Atangana (born 16 August 1984 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the

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she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the

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, the 2005 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 World Indoor Championships and the

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without reaching the final. She won the gold in the 200 m at the Afro-Asian Games. Her personal best time is 11.24 seconds, achieved in October 2003 in

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. She has 23.26 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2003 in

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, and 7.19 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 2006 in

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. She also holds the national record in

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with 3:27.08 minutes, achieved together with teammates Mireille Nguimgo, Carole Kaboud Mebam and

Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda (born 19 October 1978) is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers. She currently holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with ...

at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

References

* 1984 births Living people Cameroonian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cameroon Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Yaoundé Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Cameroonian women 21st-century Cameroonian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub