Linda Ferga

Linda Ferga - Khodadin (born Ferga; born December 24, 1976 in Paris ) is a French athlete, who had their greatest success in the 100 - meter hurdles.

She began her career as a long jumper. In 1997 she was eleventh at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris and was eliminated at the World Athletics Championships in Athens in qualifying. The following year she won the bronze medal in the long jump at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Valencia. At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished seventh in the long jump and eighth over 100 meters hurdles.

From 1999 on she focused on the hurdles and was fifth in the same year more than 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Maebashi. In 2000, she won hurdles gold at the European Indoor Championships in Ghent on 60 m and was at the Olympic Games in Sydney Seventh. In the 4 x 100 - meter relay, she was with the French team fourth.

2001 followed a sixth place on 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon a seventh place finish at the World Championships in Edmonton. In 2002 she received subsequently awarded the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna, after the original first-placed Glory Alozie was disqualified because of the Nigerian Association of Athletics Federations had given her no start authorization for Spain.

After a Halbfinalaus at the European Championships in Munich in 2002 it was 2003 Fifth in the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. At the World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis she was disqualified in the semifinals.

In 2004, she won bronze at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest, but was at the Olympic Games in Athens not go beyond the flow. At the 2005 World Championships she came into the semi-finals, reached there but not the goal.

In 1997 she became French champion in the long jump, in 2005 over 100m hurdles. In the hall she took in 1999 and 2001 the national title over 60 m hurdles.

Linda Ferga - Khodadin is 1,68 m tall and weighs 60 kg. She was trained by Marc Froissard, Jacques Piasenta and Renaud Longuèvre. Since 2003 she is married to the former long jumper Mohamed Khodadin.

Personal best

  • 60 m (Hall ): 7.23 s, February 1, 1997 Eaubonne
  • 100 m: 11.35 s 24 May 1998 Bonneuil -sur -Marne
  • 50 m hurdles (Hall ): 6.80 s, March 2, 2003 Aubière
  • 60m hurdles (Hall ): 7.82 s, March 7, 2004, Budapest
  • 100m hurdles: 12.66 s, July 15, 2005 Angers
  • Long Jump: 6.80m, June 29, 1997, Villeneuve d'Ascq Hall: 6,78 m, February 16, 1997 Liévin
France 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1998 European Athletics Championships 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships 4 × 100 metres relay 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2002 European Athletics Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics 60 metres Bonneuil-sur-Marne
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