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Sarah Tondé

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Sarah Tondé
Personal information
Born (1983-10-30) 30 October 1983 (age 41)
Sport
CountryBurkina Faso
EventWomen's 100 metres
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2000

Sarah Tondé (born 30 October 1983)[1] is a Burkinabé track and field athlete who specializes in the Women's 100 metres and Women's 200 metres events. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Women's 100 metres event at the age of 16, where she finished in 8th place at 12.56 seconds. She was also the flag bearer of Burkina Faso during the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[2]

Sarah currently holds the Burkinabé record for the Women's 100 metres and 200 metres event at 11.56 seconds and 23.34 seconds respectively.[3] In 2002, Sarah received further athletics training in the Sambre et Meuse Athlétique Club in Namur, Belgium.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarah Tondé". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Burkina Faso
  3. ^ IAAF-Sarah Tonde
  4. ^ DH.be, 20. Juni 2002 (In French)
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Burkina Faso
2000 Sydney
Succeeded by