Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Ivorian sprinter · Ivory Coast · Athletes · Born 1988 · age 37

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Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a two-time World Championships medalist and is the African record holder in the 100 m.

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Ta Lou with her 200 m silver medal at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

Ta Lou competing in the 100 m against Dafne Schippers at the 2017 Golden Gala

Ta Lou after winning silver in the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships

Ta Lou in the starting blocks of the 2022 Mt. SAC Relays

Ta Lou-Smith winning her 100 m heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Ta Lou-Smith on her way to winning silver in the 200 m at the 2017 World Championships.

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Marie-Josée Ta Lou

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I want to inspire African girls to follow their wildest dreams and fight for their space.
Oct 4, 2023, Marie-Josee Ta Lou on Paris 2024, inspiring Africans and never giving up by Lynne Wachira October 4, 2023. Retrieved 8/11/2023., Own words
Sometimes I feel like my calling is different and way bigger than always being on the podium.
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It's about the hope I give to people to keep trying and about the legacy that I want to leave behind.
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