Noélie Yarigo

Noélie Yarigo

Yarigo at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Noélie Ditchakou Yarigo
Born	(1985-12-26) 26 December 1985 Natitingou, Benin
Education	Parakou University, Benin
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Club	ECCAS
Coached by	Claude Guillaume
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1:59.12 (2016)

Noélie Ditchakou Yarigo (born 26 December 1985) is a middle-distance runner from Benin who competes primarily in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round.

Yarigo serves with the Benin Air Force. She was given leave to prepare for the 2016 Olympics, and used it to train in France at the club run by the wife of her coach.

Noelie Yarigo at the 2020 Golden Spike in Ostrava

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Benin
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	6th	800 m	2:11.61
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:47.56
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	16th (h)	800 m	2:13.29
2013	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	9th (h)	800 m	2:06.76
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	800 m	2:01.64
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	35th (h)	800 m	2:02.48
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	6th	800 m	2:02.68
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (sf)	800 m	1:59.78
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	800 m	2:02.47
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	2nd	800 m	2:01.27
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	7th (sf)	800 m	1:59.74
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	7th	800 m	2:04.36
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	7th	800 m	2:04.66
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th (sf)	800 m	2:00.75