Fatoumata Binta Diallo (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 6 April 2000 Guinea |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Club | Benfica |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400m hurdles: 54.64 (Rome, 2024) NR |
Fatoumata Binta Diallo (born 6 April 2000) is a Portuguese track and field athlete. She is the national record holder over 400 metres hurdles. She has also won national titles over 200 metres and 400 metres indoors.[1]
Career
[edit]In June 2023, she competed for Portugal in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Silesia running a 400 metres personal best of 55.57.[2] In July 2023, she became Portuguese national champion over 400 metres hurdles.[3] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 400m hurdles, lowering her personal best to 55.27 seconds, and placing her second in the all-time Portuguese list.[4][5]
In February 2024, she won Portuguese national indoor titles over 200m and 400m.[6][7] She was part of the Portuguese 4x400m relay team which set a national record time of 3:31.93 at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[8][9]
She qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, in a personal best and national record time of 54.65 seconds. She placed eighth overall in the final.[10][11] She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[12]
Personal life
[edit]She was born in Guinea but moved to Portugal at twelve years-old, after her parents had been there since she was five. From 2012, she studied at Escola Dr. Alberto Iria, in Olhão, Portugal. From 2019, she based herself in Paris.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fatoumata Binta Diallo". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - 2023 European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division". Watch Athletics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Athletics/World Championships: Fatoumata Diallo eliminated in the 400 meter hurdles". rtp.pt. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Portuguese Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Bol anchors Netherlands to 4x400m glory in Glasgow". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Mundiais de atletismo: Estafeta feminina bate recorde nacional apesar de falhar final". desporto. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Fatoumata Diallo: "I didn't have a childhood like everyone else, in Africa I was already an adult"". flashscore.pt. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
