Floria Gueï
Floria Gueï ([ɡeˈi]; born 2 May 1990) is a French sprint athlete of Ivorian origin. She is best known for her remarkable last leg in the 2014 European Championships 4 × 400 m relay, when she went from fourth to first in the last 50 metres of the race.[1]
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Born | Nantes, France | May 2, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 4 × 400m Relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
On 4 Mar 2017, Floria Gueï wins the 400 m gold medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships[2]
On 24 July 2017, Gueï announced her withdrawal from the 2017 World Championships due to medical issues.[3]
In 2018, she finished second at the 2018 Athletics World Cup in the 400 metres and returned later that evening to anchor the 4x400 metres relay with another one of "those" legs, pulling France from a distant fifth to take the bronze medal.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 27th (h) | 400 m | 55.74 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.83 | |||
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.44 |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.16 |
European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12th (h) | 400 m | 54.09 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.73 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.02 | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.49 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.92 | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 51.42 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.21 | |||
Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st | 400 m | 52.31 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.20 | |||
2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.84 |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 52.82 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.28 | |||
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 53.00 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.61 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 51.30 | |
7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.45 | |||
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 400 m | 51.21 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.96 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 51.08 | |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.18 | |||
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 400 m | 51.90 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.61 | |||
IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.03 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 400 m | 51.57 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.17 |
References
External links
- Floria Guei at World Athletics
- Floria Guei at the International Olympic Committee
- Floria Guei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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