Cyréna Samba-Mayela
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Birth name | Cyréna Samba-Mayela |
Born | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | 31 October 2000
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Country | France |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 60 m hurdles 100 m hurdles |
Coached by | Teddy Tamgho (2019–) |
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Cyréna Samba-Mayela (born 31 October 2000)[1] is a French athlete who competes in the 60 metres hurdles and 100 metres hurdles. In 2022, she became at the former event World indoor champion in Belgrade, with the current French national record of 7.78 seconds.[2]
Samba-Mayela holds European under-18 bests in the 60m and 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm). She won silver medals for the 100m hurdles at the 2017 World under-18 Championships and 2021 European U23 Championships.
Career
Junior career
Samba-Mayela won the gold medal in the medley relay at the 2016 European Youth Athletics Championships, running the 100m leg in Tbilisi.[3] The 2017 she was the World U18 Championship silver medallist in Nairobi in the 100m hurdles.[4]
2020–present
She was crowned French senior champion in the 60m hurdles indoors in 2020 in Liévin.[5] On 12 September 2020 she won the French outdoor championship at the Stadium Municipal, Albi, running the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.73, the fastest ever time by a European teenager, and the eighth fastest French woman ever. In 2020 it was the fourth fastest time by any woman in the world.[6] Shortly prior to this, she had won victories over quality international line-ups in Chorzow and Marseille.[7]
In Madrid on June 19, 2021, Samba-Mayela took victory in 12.80 seconds in the 100m hurdles to meet the Olympic minimum standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[8][9] Unfortunately an injury in the warm up pre-race prevented an Olympic debut.[10]
In 2022, she won the gold medal for the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, setting a French national record of 7.78 seconds. Devynne Charlton took silver in 7.81 s while the third-placed Gabbi Cunningham clocked 7.87 s.[2]
Achievements
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2016 | European U18 Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | Medley relay | 2:08.48 PB |
2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.80 |
2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 14.11 |
2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.80 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.78 NR |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 28th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.15 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 |
National championships
- French Athletics Championship titles
- French Indoor Athletics Championship titles
- 60 m hurdles: 2020
Personal life
Born in France, Samba-Mayela is of Congolese descent.[11]
References
- ^ "Cyréna SAMBA-MAYELA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (28 March 2022). "From Olympic heartbreak to world indoor delight for Samba-Mayela". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "ATHLE.FR | Championnats d'Europe cadets : Deux nouvelles médailles d'or pour les Bleuets !". www.athle.fr (in French).
- ^ "Mondiaux cadets : Orban en or, Samba-Mayela en argent, Mouillac en bronze". Track and Life (in French). 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Cyrena Samba-Mayela, championne de France indoor sur 60m haies : " J'ai essayé de ne pas trop prendre de risques "". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ "100 Metres Hurdles - women - senior - outdoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Samba-Mayela and Belocian impress at French Championships, Jaeger breaks world U18 heptathlon best | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Lavin set for Tokyo after Madrid run". BBC Sport. 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Cyrena Samba-Mayela (100m haies), Rouguy Diallo et Jean-Marc Pontvianne (triple saut) décrochent les minima olympiques à Madrid". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Men's 100m Results - Olympic athletics". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe en salle : les athlètes ultramarins et afro-français de la sélection française".
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- Living people
- French female hurdlers
- People from Champigny-sur-Marne
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners