Méta Tumba
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 mH: 55.56 (Tampere, 2025) NU20R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Méta Tumba (born 3 June 2006) is a French hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
Early life
[edit]She is from the Charente department, where became a member the Grand Angoulême Athlétisme club and trained initially as a multi-event athlete.[2]
Career
[edit]She won the French indoor title in February, 2023 over 400 metres.[3] She won bronze in the 400 metres hurdles at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor running a French junior record of 57.10 seconds in July 2023.[4] She won gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5][6]
She won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 with a French national under-20 record time of 55.59 seconds.[7][8] She went unbeaten during the championships, also winning her qualifying heat and semi-final.[9]
She won the French under-20 championships in St Etienne over 400 metres hurdles in June 2025.[10] She competed at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, running 55.56 seconds for a lifetime best and a French U20 record to win the silver medal in the final.[11][12] She also anchored the French women's 4x400m relay team to the gold medal.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Méta Tumba". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Pentathlon : Meta Tumba, la perle du Grand Angoulême Athlétisme". sudouest.fr. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "ATHLÉTISME : META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DE FRANCE CADETTE DU 400 M EN SALLE". charentelibre.fr. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "FOJE: cadet Méta Tumba sets the French record… Junior!!!". athlelana.com. 31 Jul 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Champiionships". World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "4 medals for our U20s in Jerusalem". athlelana.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "ATHLÉTISME : LA CHARENTAISE META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE JUNIORS DU 400M HAIES". Charentelibre.fr. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "French U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "So close to the European U20 record! Rada storms to 400m hurdles gold in 48.78". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Final entries published for 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships". European Athletics. 29 Jul 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (10 August 2025). "Doualla strikes again! 15-year-old anchors Italy to 4x100m gold in Tampere". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
