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Antoinette Nana Djimou

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Antoinette Nana Djimou
Antoinette Nana Djimou in 2014
Personal information
Full nameIda Antoinette Nana Djimou
NationalityCameroonian
French (since 2003)
Born (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 39)
Douala, Cameroon
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Heptathlon, Pentathlon
Coached bySébastien Levicq
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki Heptathlon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich Heptathlon
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam Heptathlon
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris Pentathlon
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gothenburg Pentathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Turin Pentathlon

Ida Antoinette Nana Djimou (born 2 August 1985 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian-French heptathlete and pentathlete. She has won two European Athletics Championships heptathlon gold medals (in 2012 and 2014) and two European Athletics Indoor Championships pentathlon gold medals (in 2011 and 2013). Her heptathlon personal best result is 6576 points, achieved at the 2012 Olympics in London.

She acquired French nationality by naturalization on 28 August 2003.[1]

Jumping to victory in Paris, 2011

Career

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Nana Djimou finished 4th at the 2012 Olympics heptathlon in London, with a personal best of 6576 points.

Nana Djimou withdrew from the upcoming 2015 World Championships in Athletics after undergoing an operation in June 2015.[2]

Personal bests

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Meetings

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th Heptathlon 5649 pts
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 5th Heptathlon 5792 pts
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st Heptathlon 5765 pts
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th Pentathlon 4355 pts
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 7th Heptathlon 5970 pts
World Championships Osaka, Japan Heptathlon DNF
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 17th Heptathlon 6055 pts
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 3rd Pentathlon 4618 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th Heptathlon 6323 pts
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th Pentathlon 4618 pts
European Championships Barcelona, Spain Heptathlon DNF
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st Pentathlon 4723 pts
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th Heptathlon 6309 pts
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st Heptathlon 6544 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4th Heptathlon 6576 pts
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Pentathlon 4666 pts
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th Heptathlon 6326 pts
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1st Heptathlon 6551 pts
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 5th Pentathlon 4591 pts
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2nd Heptathlon 6458 pts
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th Heptathlon 6383 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th Heptathlon 6064 pts
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 12th Pentathlon 3705 pts

References

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  1. ^ "JORF n° 0201 du 31 août 2003 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ^ "Antoinette Nana Djimou forfait pour les Mondiaux de Pékin". L'Équipe. 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sisäratojen EM-kisat 2011: viisiottelun tulokset". Archived from the original on 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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