Lætitia Bambara

Lætitia Bambara
Personal information
Nationality  Burkina Faso
Born (1984-03-30) 30 March 1984
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer Throw
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Laetitia Bambara (born 30 March 1984 in Bordeaux, France) is a French-born hammer thrower representing Burkina Faso.[1] She won several medals on continental medal in addition to finishing fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 68.53 metres (Amnéville 2011) set when still competing for France. Her throw of 66.91 metres (Brazzaville 2015) is the current Burkinabé record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 19th (q) Hammer throw 55.16 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 14th (q) Hammer throw 59.24 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 4th Hammer throw 65.34 m
Representing  Burkina Faso
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd Hammer throw 65.08 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 65.44 m[2]
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th Hammer throw 58.22 m[3]
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Hammer throw 66.91 m[4]
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd Hammer throw 68.12 m

References

  1. Lætitia Bambara profile at IAAF
  2. "Championnats d'Afrique: la Burkinabè Laetitia Bambara en or". rfi.fr. 11 August 2014.
  3. Representing Africa
  4. "Jeux africains: Laetitia Bambara offre au Burkina sa première médaille d'or". fasozine.com (in French). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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