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French athlete (born 2006)
Méta Tumba
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2006-06-03) 3 June 2006 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 mH: 55.59 (Lima, 2024) NU20R
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima 400 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem 4x400m relay

Méta Tumba (born 3 June 2006) is a French hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles.

Early life

She is from the Charente department, where became a member the Grand Angoulême Athlétisme club and trained initially as a multi-event athlete.

Career

She won the French indoor title in February, 2023 over 400 metres. She won bronze in the 400 metres hurdles at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor running a French junior record of 57.10 seconds in July 2023. She won gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.

She won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 with a French national under-20 record time of 55.59 seconds. She went unbeaten during the championships, also winning her qualifying heat and semi-final.

References

  1. "Méta Tumba". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. "Pentathlon : Meta Tumba, la perle du Grand Angoulême Athlétisme". sudouest.fr. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. "ATHLÉTISME : META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DE FRANCE CADETTE DU 400 M EN SALLE". charentelibre.fr. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. "FOJE: cadet Méta Tumba sets the French record… Junior!!!". athlelana.com. 31 Jul 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. "European Athletics U20 Champiionships". World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. "4 medals for our U20s in Jerusalem". athlelana.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. "ATHLÉTISME : LA CHARENTAISE META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE JUNIORS DU 400M HAIES". Charentelibre.fr. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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