Fátima Diame
Spanish athlete (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fátima Diame Diame (born 22 September 1996) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the long jump and triple jump. At the age of 17, she became the Spanish national indoor champion in both the long jump and the 60 meters.[3] Diame competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fátima Diame Diame[1][2] |
| Born | 22 September 1996 Valencia, Spain[2] |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump |
| Club | Valencia Esports |
| Coached by | Iván Pedroso |
Medal record | |
Professional career
Diame was trained at Valencia's Esports Academy and made her professional debut in 2013 at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in Long jump at the European Junior Championships which took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
She followed up her success in Sweden by winning a gold medal in 2018 at the Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy jumping at a record 13.82m. That same year, she further won two bronze medals: one at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain and the other at the Ibero American Championships in Trujillo, Peru.
The highlight of Diame's career came in summer of 2021, when she represented Spain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She finished in 21st place.
In 2022, Diame won a gold medal at the Spanish Indoors Championships.
She competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she won the bronze medal in the long jump event.[5]
Personal life
Diame was born in Valencia, Spain to Senegalese immigrant parents.
Diame is a sponsored Adidas Athlete.
International competitions
National titles
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Long jump – 6.82 (+2.0 m/s, Budapest 2023)
- Triple jump – 14.03 (+0.4 m/s, Torrent 2017)
Indoor
- Long jump – 6.78 (Glasgow 2024)
- Triple jump – 13.92 (Valencia 2020)
References
External links
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