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| Birth name | Richard Diawara Matingou | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Val-de-Reuil, 2023) 110m hurdles 13.68 (Budapest, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Diawara Matingou (born 21 April 1995)) is a track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles for Mali.
Career
He change his allegiance from France in 2022.
In March 2022, he competed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in the 60m hurdles.
In July 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 110m Hurdles.
He was a bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Kinshasa behind the Senegalese Louis François Mendy and Badamassi Saguirou of Niger. In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 110m hurdles where he ran a personal best time of 13.68 seconds.
He was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he qualified for the semi-finals.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Mali
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| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 42nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 |
| World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 38th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 14.35 | |
| 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.89 |
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 12th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.19 | |
References
- "Richard Diawara". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "Transfers of allegiance – decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2022 as at 22 December 2022". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- Smythe, Steve (22 March 2022). "Overseas results including World Indoor Champs, March 18-20, 2022". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- "Jeux De La Francophonie – Athlétisme : L'or Pour Anndora Asaun – Loic Bhugeerathee Et La Médaille D'argent Pour Christopher Sophie". Le Matinal. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- Hollobaugh, Jeff (1 September 2023). "World Champs Men's 110H — Holloway's Biggest Margin Yet". Track and Field News. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.