Richard Diawara
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Birth name | Richard Diawara Matingou | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Malian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 21 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Val-de-Reuil, 2023) 110m hurdles 13.68 (Budapest, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Diawara Matingou (born 21 April 1995)) is a track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles for Mali.[1]
Career
[edit]He change his allegiance from France in 2022.[2]
In March 2022, he competed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade in the 60m hurdles.[3]
In July 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 110m Hurdles.[4]
He was a bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Kinshasa behind the Senegalese Louis François Mendy and Badamassi Saguirou of Niger.[5] In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 110m hurdles where he ran a personal best time of 13.68 seconds.[6]
He was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he qualified for the semi-finals.[7]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mali | |||||
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 42nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 |
World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 38th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 14.35 | |
2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.89 |
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 12th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.19 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Diawara". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Transfers of allegiance – decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2022 as at 22 December 2022". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (22 March 2022). "Overseas results including World Indoor Champs, March 18-20, 2022". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Jeux De La Francophonie – Athlétisme : L'or Pour Anndora Asaun – Loic Bhugeerathee Et La Médaille D'argent Pour Christopher Sophie". Le Matinal. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (1 September 2023). "World Champs Men's 110H — Holloway's Biggest Margin Yet". Track and Field News. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.