Stella Akakpo

Stella Akakpo (born 28 February 1994 in Villepinte) is a French athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[1] She won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 European Championships. In addition, she represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.

Stella Akakpo

Personal information
Born	(1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 Villepinte, France
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Club	Amiens UC
Coached by	Olivier Vallaeys

Personal life

Akakpo was born in France and is of Togolese descent.[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	18th (sf)	100 m	12.40
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	1st	100 m	11.52
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.00
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	25th (h)	100 m	11.43
			3rd (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.25[3]
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.76
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.45
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	100 m	11.55
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.58
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	–	100 m	DQ
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	43.05
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.07
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	10th (sf)	60 m	7.34
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.90
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	5th	100 m	11.61
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.10
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	13th (sf)	100 m	11.72

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.17 (-0.4 m/s) (Angers 2017)
• 200 metres – 23.54 (+1.0 m/s) (Walnut 2013)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.12 (Metz 2016)
• 200 metres – 23.27 (Aubière 2016)

References

1. Stella Akakpo at World Athletics
2. "Stella Akakpo: championne de France en salle - Africa Top Sports". 22 February 2014.
3. Disqualified in the final