Carolle Zahi (born 12 June 1994) is an Ivorian-French sprinter.[2] She obtained French nationality and began representing France internationally in 2015. She had already been the 2011 French Youth champion in the 100 meters.[3] She was the French national champion and fastest non-qualifier in the 60 meters at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. Later that year, she was an alternate for the French Olympic 4 × 100 relay team, but never took the track.
 Zahi in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 12 June 1994 Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
She was the 2017 French champion in the 100 meters. She won the 2017 European Team Championships and later competed in the women's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[4] In 2018 she returned to the World Indoor Championships, running a personal best 7.11 to be the top qualifier in the heats.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2018 Med Games bio". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Carolle Zahi". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "les Biographies". bases.athle.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "100 Metres Women". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Championnats du monde en salle : Kevin Mayer est bien lancé". 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links
edit- Carolle Zahi at World Athletics
- Carolle Zahi at Diamond League
- Carolle Zahi at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Carolle Zahi at Olympedia
- Carolle Zahi at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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