| Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV |
| Date of birth: 18 November 88 |
| Age: 32 years 42 days |
| Height: 159 cm |
| Weight: 57 kg |
| Club/team: Stade Francais (Paris) |
| 2 World Championships Silvers |
| 2017: 100, 200 |
| 60m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2018 |
| 100m World Championships Bronze Medallist 2019 |
| 100m 4th at Olympic Games 2016 |
| 200m 4th at Olympic Games 2016 |
| 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 |
| 4 x 100m All Africa Games Bronze Medallist 2015 |
| 100m African Champion 2018 |
| 200m African Champion 2018 |
| 200m African Champion 2016 |
| 200m African Championships Silver Medallist 2014 |
| 60m World Indoor Alltime no. 17 7.02 Düsseldorf 20 Feb 2019 |
| 100m World Alltime no. 38 10.85 Doha 4 May 2018 |
| 200m World Alltime no. 41 22.08 London 11 Aug 2017 |
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 | ||||
| 100m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2010 12.16A -0.4 | 6s1 | Nairobi | 28 Jul | ||||
| 2011 11.56 +1.4 | 2h3 | Maputo | 11 Sep | ||||
| 2012 11.53 -0.8 | 4 | Porto Novo | 28 Jun | ||||
| 2013 11.58 -0.6 | 1 | Abidjan | 27 Apr | ||||
| 2014 11.20 -1.4 | 3 | Marrakech | 11 Aug | ||||
| 2015 10.95w +2.3 | 2h4 | Beijing | 23 Aug | ||||
| 2015 11.02 +0.6 | 1 | Brazzaville | 14 Sep | ||||
| 2016 10.86 +0.5 | 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 13 Aug | ||||
| 2017 10.86 +0.1 | 2 | London | 6 Aug | ||||
| 2018 10.85 +1.5 | 1 | Doha | 4 May | ||||
| 2019 10.85 -0.3 | 1h2 | Doha | 28 Sep | ||||
| 2020 11.14 +0.2 | 3 | Roma | 17 Sep | ||||
| 150m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2020 16.99 +0.6 | 5 | Ostrava | 8 Sep | ||||
| 150m Straight | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2018 16.60 +1.6 | 1 | Manchester | 18 May | ||||
| 200m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2011 24.12 +1.9 | 6 | Maputo | 15 Sep | ||||
| 2012 23.26 -0.9 | 1s3 | Porto Novo | 30 Jun | ||||
| 2013 23.63 +1.6 | 8 | Kazan | 10 Jul | ||||
| 2014 22.78 +0.3 | 5 | Marrakech | 14 Sep | ||||
| 2015 22.56 -0.1 | 3s2 | Beijing | 27 Aug | ||||
| 2016 22.21 -0.1 NR | 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 17 Aug | ||||
| 2017 22.08 +0.8 NR | 2 | London | 11 Aug | ||||
| 2018 22.34 +0.9 | 5 | London | 22 Jul | ||||
| 2019 22.36 +1.1 | 2 | London | 20 Jul | ||||
| 2020 23.33 +0.7 | 4 | Székesfehérvár | 19 Aug | ||||
| 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 NR | 2 | Cape Coast | 8 Jul | ||||
| 2017 44.22 | 1 | Abidjan | 25 Jul | ||||
| 2018 44.40 | 2 | Asaba | 3 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| Indoor | 7.02 | Düsseldorf | 20 Feb 2019 | |||||
| 100m | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 10.85 +1.5 | Doha | 4 May 2018 | |||||
| 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 | 43.28 NR | Cape Coast | 8 Jul 2016 | |||||
| 100m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 10.85 +1.5 | 1 | Doha | 4 May 2018 | ||||
| 10.85 -0.3 | 1h2 | Doha | 28 Sep 2019 | ||||
| 10.86 +0.5 | 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 13 Aug 2016 | ||||
| 10.86 +0.1 | 2 | London | 6 Aug 2017 | ||||
| 10.87 +0.8 | 1s1 | London | 6 Aug 2017 | ||||
| 10.87 +0.8 | 1s1 | Doha | 29 Sep 2019 | ||||
| 10.88 +1.9 | 1 | Eugene OR | 26 May 2018 | ||||
| 10.89 +0.1 | 1 | Monaco | 20 Jul 2018 | ||||
| 10.90 +0.3 | 2 | Rabat | 16 Jul 2017 | ||||
| 10.90 +1.3 | 1 | Lausanne | 5 Jul 2018 | ||||
| Average: 10.873 | |||||||
| 200m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 22.08 +0.8 | 2 | London | 11 Aug 2017 | ||||
| 22.09 +0.1 | 3 | Zürich | 24 Aug 2017 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 22.28 +0.1 | 1s2 | Rio de Janeiro | 16 Aug 2016 | ||||
| 22.31 +0.6 | 1h4 | Rio de Janeiro | 15 Aug 2016 | ||||
| 22.34 +0.9 | 5 | London | 22 Jul 2018 | ||||
| 22.36 +1.1 | 2 | London | 20 Jul 2019 | ||||
| 22.37 +1.5 | 6 | Eugene OR | 27 May 2017 | ||||
| Average: 22.245 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 60m: | 50 |
| 100m: | 113 |
| 150m: | 1 |
| 150m Straight: | 1 |
| 200m: | 74 |
| 4 x 100m: | 9 |
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.
| 100m | |||||||
| 11.39+0.4 | SB | 4 | Herc | Monaco | Herc, Monaco | 14 Aug | |
| 11.32+1.3 | SB | 3 | Bauhaus | Stockholm/S | Bauhaus, Stockholm/S | 23 Aug | |
| 11.40-1.1 | 1 | Marseille | Marseille | 3 Sep | |||
| 11.38+0.1 | 2 | ISTAF | Berlin | ISTAF, Berlin | 13 Sep | ||
| 11.14+0.2 | SB (8) | 3 | GGala | Roma | GGala, Roma | 17 Sep | |
| 11.210.0 | 2 | Doha | Doha | 25 Sep | |||
| 150m | |||||||
| 16.99+0.6 | PB (11) | 5 | GSpike | Ostrava | GSpike, Ostrava | 8 Sep | |
| 200m | |||||||
| 23.33+0.7 | SB (49) | 4 | Gyulai | Székesfehérvár | Gyulai, Székesfehérvár | 19 Aug | |
| 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 | 11 | 16.99 |
| 2020 | Outdoor | 200m | 49 | 23.33 |
| 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: 8 (finals) 4 May 2018 -> 2 Aug 2018 Show/hide | |||||||