Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Thiam at the 2013 European Junior Championships held in Rieti, Italy
Nafi Thiam at the 2017 European Indoor Championships staged in Belgrade, Serbia
Nafi at the 2018 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria
Thiam jumps over the bar at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon
Thiam with javelin at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin
Thiam lands a long jump at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Thiam after setting a pentathlon world record with a score of 5055 points at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in IstanbulAwards 3
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George S. PattonAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
Marie GillainAlso won honorary citizen of Liège
Michael JohnsonAlso won World Athlete of the Year
Jean de Lattre de TassignyAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
Santiago CalatravaAlso won honorary citizen of Liège
Elaine Thompson-HerahAlso won World Athlete of the YearAbout this person
Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. Her three individual Olympic golds in a row for a woman equals the record of Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the hammer and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500 metres. Thiam is also the only Belgian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic title.
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