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Sinali Alima Outtara (born 1 February 1988)[1] is an Ivorian pole vaulter, who is the national record holder in indoor and outdoor pole vault events. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games, and a bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.

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Alima Ouattara
Personal information
Full nameSinali Alima Outtara
Born (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36)
Ivory Coast
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Pole vault
Representing  Ivory Coast
African Championships in Athletics
Bronze medal – third place2010 NairobiPole vault
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place2011 MaputoPole vault
Bronze medal – third place2015 BrazzavillePole vault
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Personal life

As of 2011, Ouattara lived in Paris, France.[2]

Career

In 2008, Ouattra came joint sixth in the junior pole vault event at the French national championships.[3] In 2010, she came third in the pole vault event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, after clearing a height of 3.40 metres.[4] She came second in the pole vault event at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[2][4][5] Ouattra cleared a height of 3.20 metres, and was one of only two people with a successful attempt in the event.[5] She was the country's first medallist at the Games.[2] In the same year, Ouattara set an Ivorian national record for indoor pole vault, by clearing a height of 3.65 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.[1]

In 2014, Ouattra set an outdoor national record of 3.80 metres at an event in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.[6] She came third at the 2015 African Games, clearing a height of 3.40 metres.[7] In 2016, Ouattra came fourth in the pole vault event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.[8] Ouattra competed at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie; she was one of eight Ivorian women at the Games.[9]

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