Myriam Léonie Mani (born May 21, 1977) is a

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ian athlete who specialized in the

100 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In mathematics 100 is the square of 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standard SI prefix for a hundred is " hecto-". 100 is the b ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. Mani represented

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

competing at the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind

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and Jeanette Kwakye in a time of 11.64 to advance to the second round. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.65 was only the sixth time of her heat, causing elimination.

Achievements

* 2008 African Championships - seventh place (100 m), fifth place (200 m) * 2006 African Championships - fifth place (100 m), eighth place (200 m) *

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

- eighth place (200 m) *

2002 IAAF World Cup The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta. The team win ...

- bronze medal (200 m) * 2002 African Championships - silver medal (100 m), bronze medal (200 m) * 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final - gold medal (200 m) * 2001 World Championships - seventh place (200 m) * 2000 African Championships - gold medal (100 m), gold medal (200 m) *

1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games (; ), also known as Johannesburg 1999 (), was a sport event held from 10 to 19 September 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstrati ...

- silver medal (100 m), silver medal (200 m) * 1996 African Championships - bronze medal (100 m), bronze medal (200 m)

Personal bests

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

- 7.18 s (2000, indoor) *

- 10.98 s (2001) *

- 22.41 s (2000)

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