Oumou Traoré (born 10 October 1969) is a Malian

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

who competed in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

. 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 M ...

, eighth at the

2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 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 N ...

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.

References

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