Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV ![]() |
Date of birth: 18 November 88 |
Age: 34 years 315 days |
Height: 159 cm |
Weight: 57 kg |
Club/team: NIKE |
2 World Championships Silvers |
2017: 100, 200 |
60m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2018 |
100m World Championships Bronze Medallist 2019 |
100m 4th at Olympic Games 2021 |
100m 4th at Olympic Games 2016 |
200m 4th at Olympic Games 2016 |
100m 4th at World Championships 2023 |
200m 5th at Olympic Games 2021 |
100m 7th at World Championships 2022 |
200m 8th at World Championships 2023 |
60m 7th at World Indoor Championships 2016 |
100m All Africa Games Champion 2019 |
100m All Africa Games Champion 2015 |
200m All Africa Games Champion 2015 |
200m All Africa Games Bronze Medallist 2019 |
60m World Indoor Alltime no. 22 7.02 Düsseldorf 20 Feb 2019 |
200m World Alltime no. 54 22.08 London 11 Aug 2017 |
100m World Alltime no. 8 10.72 Monaco 10 Aug 2022 |
Personal bests in BOLD.
60m | |||||||
Indoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2013 7.55i | 1h2 | Nanjing | 6 Mar | ||||
2016 7.06i | 2 | Berlin | 13 Feb | ||||
2017 7.14i | 1h2 | Bordeaux | 18 Feb | ||||
2018 7.05i | 2 | Birmingham | 2 Mar | ||||
2019 7.02i | 1 | Düsseldorf | 20 Feb | ||||
2023 7.37i | 5h1 | Rheinstetten | 27 Jan | ||||
100m | |||||||
Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2010 12.16A | -0.46s1 | Nairobi | 28 Jul | ||||
2011 11.56 | +1.42h3 | Maputo | 11 Sep | ||||
2012 11.53 | -0.84 | Porto Novo | 28 Jun | ||||
2013 11.58 | -0.61 | Abidjan | 27 Apr | ||||
2014 11.20 | -1.43 | Marrakech | 11 Aug | ||||
2015 10.95w +2.3 | 2h4 | Beijing | 23 Aug | ||||
2015 11.02 | +0.61 | Brazzaville | 14 Sep | ||||
2016 10.86 | +0.54 | Rio de Janeiro | 13 Aug | ||||
2017 10.86 | +0.12 | London | 6 Aug | ||||
2018 10.85 | +1.51 | Doha | 4 May | ||||
2019 10.85 | -0.31h2 | Doha | 28 Sep | ||||
2020 11.14 | +0.23 | Roma | 17 Sep | ||||
2021 10.78 | -0.3 =AR1h4 | Tokyo | 30 Jul | ||||
2022 10.72 | +0.4 AR3 | Monaco | 10 Aug | ||||
2023 10.75 | +0.91 | Oslo | 15 Jun | ||||
150m | |||||||
Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2020 16.99 | +0.65 | Ostrava | 8 Sep | ||||
150m Straight | |||||||
Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2018 16.60 | +1.61 | Manchester | 18 May | ||||
200m | |||||||
Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2011 24.12 | +1.96 | Maputo | 15 Sep | ||||
2012 23.26 | -0.91s3 | Porto Novo | 30 Jun | ||||
2013 23.63 | +1.68 | Kazan | 10 Jul | ||||
2014 22.78 | +0.35 | Marrakech | 14 Sep | ||||
2015 22.56 | -0.13s2 | Beijing | 27 Aug | ||||
2016 22.21 | -0.1 NR4 | Rio de Janeiro | 17 Aug | ||||
2017 22.08 | +0.8 NR2 | London | 11 Aug | ||||
2018 22.34 | +0.95 | London | 22 Jul | ||||
2019 22.36 | +1.12 | London | 20 Jul | ||||
2020 23.33 | +0.74 | Székesfehérvár | 19 Aug | ||||
2021 22.11 | +0.11s3 | Tokyo | 2 Aug | ||||
2022 22.64 | +1.94 | Walnut CA | 16 Apr | ||||
2023 22.10 | +0.32 | Eugene OR | 17 Sep | ||||
Indoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2013 24.88i | 2h7 | Nanjing | 7 Mar | ||||
4 x 100m | |||||||
Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
2012 45.29 | 3 | Porto Novo | 29 Jun | ||||
2014 43.99 | 2 | Marrakech | 12 Aug | ||||
2015 43.98 | 3 | Brazzaville | 15 Sep | ||||
2016 43.28 | NR2 | Cape Coast | 8 Jul | ||||
2017 44.22 | 1 | Abidjan | 25 Jul | ||||
2018 44.40 | 2 | Asaba | 3 Aug | ||||
2023 41.90 | AR2h2 | Budapest | 25 Aug |
Outdoor | |||||||
100m | |||||||
AfrC | 2010: | 6s1 | 12.16A | 4h3 | 12.29A | ||
AAG | 2011: | 7 | 11.66 | 2h3 | 11.56 | ||
WUG | 2011: | 5q3 | 12.02 | 3h4 | 11.87 | ||
AfrC | 2012: | 4 | 11.53 | 2s1 | 11.62 | 1h5 | 11.73 |
WUG | 2013: | 4s1 | 11.73 | 2h5 | 11.76 | ||
AfrC | 2014: | 3 | 11.20 | 2s2 | 11.25 | 1h1 | 11.40 |
Cont Cup | 2014: | 4 | 11.28 | ||||
AAG | 2015: | 1 | 11.02 | 1s2 | 11.07 | 1h4 | 11.16 |
WC | 2015: | 3s1 | 11.04 | 2h4 | 10.95 | ||
AfrC | 2016: | 3 | 11.15 | 1s1 | 11.20 | 1h4 | 11.35 |
OG | 2016: | 4 | 10.86 | 3s2 | 10.94 | 2h4 | 11.01 |
WC | 2017: | 2 | 10.86 | 1s1 | 10.87 | 1h4 | 11.00 |
AfrC | 2018: | 1 | 11.15 | 1s1 | 11.26 | 1h1 | 11.25 |
Cont Cup | 2018: | 1 | 11.14 | ||||
AAG | 2019: | 1 | 11.09 | 1s1 | 11.36 | 1h2 | 11.48 |
WC | 2019: | 3 | 10.90 | 1s1 | 10.87 | 1h2 | 10.85 |
OG | 2021: | 4 | 10.91 | 1s2 | 10.79 | 1h4 | 10.78 |
WC | 2022: | 7 | 10.93 | 2s2 | 10.87 | 1h4 | 10.92 |
WC | 2023: | 4 | 10.81 | 1=s2 | 10.79 | 1h6 | 11.08 |
200m | |||||||
AAG | 2011: | 6 | 24.12 | 4s1 | 24.16 | 3h2 | 24.69 |
WUG | 2011: | 6q3 | 24.17 | 3h4 | 24.36 | ||
AfrC | 2012: | 3 | 23.44 | 1s3 | 23.26 | 1h3 | 23.70 |
WUG | 2013: | 8 | 23.63 | 3s1 | 23.64 | 2h2 | 23.88 |
AfrC | 2014: | 2 | 22.87 | 1s3 | 23.02 | 1h1 | 23.75 |
Cont Cup | 2014: | 5 | 22.78 | ||||
AAG | 2015: | 1 | 22.57 | 1s1 | 22.93 | 1h6 | 23.07 |
WC | 2015: | 3s2 | 22.56 | 1h2 | 22.73 | ||
AfrC | 2016: | 1 | 22.81 | 1s2 | 22.89 | 1h4 | 23.22 |
OG | 2016: | 4 | 22.21 | 1s2 | 22.28 | 1h4 | 22.31 |
WC | 2017: | 2 | 22.08 | 1s3 | 22.50 | 1h6 | 22.70 |
AfrC | 2018: | 1 | 22.50 | 1s1 | 23.34 | 1h4 | 23.94 |
Cont Cup | 2018: | 3 | 22.61 | ||||
AAG | 2019: | 3 | 23.00 | 1s3 | 23.30 | 1h6 | 22.96 |
OG | 2021: | 5 | 22.27 | 1s3 | 22.11 | 1h1 | 22.30 |
WC | 2023: | 8 | 22.64 | 3s3 | 22.26 | 2h2 | 22.26 |
4 x 100m | |||||||
AfrC | 2012: | 3 | 45.29 | ||||
AfrC | 2014: | 2 | 43.99 | ||||
Cont Cup | 2014: | DQ | |||||
AAG | 2015: | 3 | 43.98 | ||||
AfrC | 2016: | 3 | 44.29 | ||||
AfrC | 2018: | 2 | 44.40 | ||||
Cont Cup | 2018: | DQ | |||||
WC | 2023: | 2h2 | 41.90 | DNF | |||
Indoor | |||||||
60m | |||||||
WC | 2016: | 7 | 7.29 | 3s2 | 7.15 | 1h5 | 7.17 |
WC | 2018: | 2 | 7.05 | 1s2 | 7.08 | 1h2 | 7.17 |
note:
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.60m | ||||||||
Indoor | 7.02 | Düsseldorf | 20 Feb 2019 | |||||
100m | ||||||||
Outdoor | 10.72 +0.4 AR | Monaco | 10 Aug 2022 | |||||
150m | ||||||||
Outdoor | 16.99 +0.6 | Ostrava | 8 Sep 2020 | |||||
150m Straight | ||||||||
Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
Outdoor | 16.60 +1.6 | Manchester | 18 May 2018 | |||||
200m | ||||||||
Outdoor | 22.08 +0.8 NR | London | 11 Aug 2017 | |||||
Indoor | 24.88 | Nanjing | 7 Mar 2013 | |||||
4 x 100m | ||||||||
Outdoor | 41.90 AR | Budapest | 25 Aug 2023 | |||||
100m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
10.72 +0.4 | 3 | Monaco | 10 Aug 2022 | ||||
10.75 +0.9 | 1 | Oslo | 15 Jun 2023 | ||||
10.75 +1.2 | 1 | London | 23 Jul 2023 | ||||
10.75 +0.8 | 2 | Eugene OR | 16 Sep 2023 | ||||
10.78 -0.3 | 1h4 | Tokyo | 30 Jul 2021 | ||||
10.78 +0.6 | 3 | Bruxelles | 2 Sep 2022 | ||||
10.78 +0.9 | 1 | Clermont FL | 14 May 2023 | ||||
10.79 -0.2 | 1s2 | Tokyo | 31 Jul 2021 | ||||
10.79 -0.4 | 1=s2 | Budapest | 21 Aug 2023 | ||||
10.81 -0.2 | 4 | Budapest | 21 Aug 2023 | ||||
Average: 10.77 | |||||||
200m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
22.08 +0.8 | 2 | London | 11 Aug 2017 | ||||
22.09 +0.1 | 3 | Zürich | 24 Aug 2017 | ||||
22.10 +0.3 | 2 | Eugene OR | 17 Sep 2023 | ||||
22.11 +0.1 | 1s3 | Tokyo | 2 Aug 2021 | ||||
22.16 -0.5 | 2 | Lausanne | 6 Jul 2017 | ||||
22.21 -0.1 | 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 17 Aug 2016 | ||||
22.25 -0.2 | 1 | Monaco | 21 Jul 2017 | ||||
22.25 +0.7 | 2 | Monaco | 9 Jul 2021 | ||||
22.26 -0.7 | 2h2 | Budapest | 23 Aug 2023 | ||||
22.26 -0.2 | 3s3 | Budapest | 24 Aug 2023 | ||||
Average: 22.177 | |||||||
60m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
7.02i | 1 | Düsseldorf | 20 Feb 2019 | ||||
7.05i | 2 | Birmingham | 2 Mar 2018 | ||||
7.06i | 2 | Berlin | 13 Feb 2016 | ||||
7.07i | 1 | Metz | 11 Feb 2018 | ||||
7.07i | 1 | Glasgow | 25 Feb 2018 | ||||
7.08i | 1 | Eaubonne | 9 Feb 2018 | ||||
7.08i | 1s2 | Birmingham | 2 Mar 2018 | ||||
7.09i | 1h2 | Metz | 21 Feb 2016 | ||||
7.09i | 1 | Metz | 21 Feb 2016 | ||||
7.11i | 1h2 | Berlin | 13 Feb 2016 | ||||
Average: 7.072 | |||||||
4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
41.90 | 2h2 | Budapest | 25 Aug 2023 | ||||
42.23 | 1 | Lausanne | 30 Jun 2023 | ||||
43.28 | 2 | Cape Coast | 8 Jul 2016 | ||||
43.77 | 3 | Walnut CA | 15 Apr 2023 | ||||
43.98 | 3 | Brazzaville | 15 Sep 2015 | ||||
43.99 | 2 | Marrakech | 12 Aug 2014 | ||||
44.22 | 1 | Abidjan | 25 Jul 2017 | ||||
44.29 | 3 | Durban | 24 Jun 2016 | ||||
44.40 | 2 | Asaba | 3 Aug 2018 | ||||
45.29 | 3 | Porto Novo | 29 Jun 2012 | ||||
Average: 43.735 | |||||||
60m: | 51 |
100m: | 159 |
150m: | 1 |
150m Straight: | 1 |
200m: | 94 |
4 x 100m: | 13 |
position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.
60m | ||||||||
7.37i | 5h1 | Rheinstetten | Rheinstetten | 27 Jan | ||||
100m | ||||||||
11.12 | w+2.25 | MSR | Walnut CA | MSR, Walnut CA | 15 Apr | |||
11.05 | +1.21 | Eagle Rock CA | Eagle Rock CA | 6 May | ||||
10.88 | w+2.61h1 | Clermont FL | Clermont FL | 14 May | ||||
10.78 | +0.91 | Clermont FL | Clermont FL | 14 May | ||||
10.88 | +1.31h2 | Westwood CA | Westwood CA | 27 May | ||||
DNS +0.2 | Westwood CA | Westwood CA | 27 May | |||||
10.97 | -0.41 | Firenze | Firenze | 2 Jun | ||||
11.03 | -0.71h1 | Kusoc | Chorzów | Kusoc, Chorzów | 4 Jun | |||
10.82 | 0.01 | Kusoc | Chorzów | Kusoc, Chorzów | 4 Jun | |||
10.75 | +0.9WL SB (3) | 1 | BislettG | Oslo | BislettG, Oslo | 15 Jun | ||
10.88 | -0.81 | Athletissima | Lausanne | Athletissima, Lausanne | 30 Jun | |||
10.75 | +1.21 | London | London | 23 Jul | ||||
11.08 | +0.91h6 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 20 Aug | |||
10.79 | -0.41=s2 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 21 Aug | |||
10.81 | -0.24 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 21 Aug | |||
10.75 | +0.82 | Pre | Eugene OR | Pre, Eugene OR | 16 Sep | |||
200m | ||||||||
23.48 | +1.56 | MSR | Walnut CA | MSR, Walnut CA | 15 Apr | |||
22.45 | +0.11 | Eagle Rock CA | Eagle Rock CA | 6 May | ||||
22.31 | +1.51 | Clermont FL | Clermont FL | 14 May | ||||
22.34 | -0.43 | Paris | Paris | 9 Jun | ||||
22.70 | -0.64 | Bauhaus | Stockholm/S | Bauhaus, Stockholm/S | 2 Jul | |||
22.26 | -0.72h2 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 23 Aug | |||
22.26 | -0.23s3 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 24 Aug | |||
22.64 | +0.18 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 25 Aug | |||
22.10 | +0.32 | Pre | Eugene OR | Pre, Eugene OR | 17 Sep | |||
4 x 100m | ||||||||
43.77 | 3 | MSR | Walnut CA | MSR, Walnut CA | 15 Apr | |||
Ivory Coast | ||||||||
Whitney Tie, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné, Marie Josée Ta Lou | ||||||||
42.23 | 1 | Athletissima | Lausanne | Athletissima, Lausanne | 30 Jun | |||
Ivory Coast | ||||||||
Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné | ||||||||
41.90 | 2h2 | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 25 Aug | |||
Ivory Coast | ||||||||
Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné | ||||||||
DNF | WC | Budapest | WC, Budapest | 26 Aug | ||||
Ivory Coast | ||||||||
Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné |
Season | Ind/Out | Event | Pos | Result |
2014 | Outdoor | 100m | 45 | 11.20 |
2014 | Outdoor | 200m | 30 | 22.78 |
2015 | Outdoor | 100m | 26 | 11.02 |
2015 | Outdoor | 200m | 25 | 22.56 |
2016 | Outdoor | 100m | 8 | 10.86 |
2016 | Outdoor | 200m | 6 | 22.21 |
2016 | Indoor | 60m | 4 | 7.06 |
2017 | Outdoor | 100m | 7 | 10.86 |
2017 | Outdoor | 200m | 6 | 22.08 |
2017 | Indoor | 60m | 10 | 7.14 |
2018 | Outdoor | 100m | 1 | 10.85 |
2018 | Outdoor | 200m | 10 | 22.34 |
2018 | Indoor | 60m | 4 | 7.05 |
2019 | Outdoor | 100m | 5 | 10.85 |
2019 | Outdoor | 200m | 10 | 22.36 |
2019 | Indoor | 60m | 1 | 7.02 |
2020 | Outdoor | 100m | 8 | 11.14 |
2020 | Outdoor | 150m | 10 | 16.99 |
2020 | Outdoor | 200m | 52 | 23.33 |
2021 | Outdoor | 100m | 5 | 10.78 |
2021 | Outdoor | 200m | 11 | 22.11 |
2022 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 10.72 |
2022 | Outdoor | 200m | 45 | 22.64 |
2023 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 10.75 |
2023 | Outdoor | 200m | 10 | 22.10 |
Significant winstreaks 60m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 31 Jan 2018 -> 25 Feb 2018 Show/hide | |||||||
Significant winstreaks 100m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 6 May 2023 -> 23 Jul 2023 Show/hide | |||||||
Winstreak 2: 8 (finals) 4 May 2018 -> 2 Aug 2018 Show/hide | |||||||