Murielle Ahouré
Murielle Ahouré 2012 in Oslo
Murielle Ahouré ( born August 23, 1987 in Abidjan ) is an Ivorian sprinter.
Life
Ahouré moved at the age of just two years, from Abidjan to France and in 2000 sent her stepfather, a general of the Ivorian military, their family due to lack of security Bristow (Virginia) in the United States. On the Secondary School in Alexandria, she then began with athletics. Under the coach Holsclaw she trained a total of three years. As of September 2005, she studied at the George Mason University. After they had achieved in the hall and in outdoor competitions good times on sprints, they also launched at major U.S. meetings, such as the NCAA Championships. In 2007 she improved her best performance on 60 meters 7.33 s, the s to 23.34 in the 100 meters at 11.41 seconds and her 200 meters personal best In the NCAA Championships for the first time before they penetrated into the semifinals, where she, however, injured and thus could not go beyond the 200 - meter distance at the start. 2008 stagnated their services until they end of the year moved to Miami to train with Amy Deen. Even during the indoor season, she went to work with 7.17 s over 60 meters and 22.80 s over 200 meters back. Over this distance, they also won the NCAA Indoor title. On 29 and 30 May, she broke the national record in Ivory Coast over 100 meters until 11.14 s, then with 11.09 s At the NCAA Championships, she was over the shorter of its two routes Seventh and over 200 meters with new Best Performance Fourth of 22.78 s. In December 2009 she completed her studies. The following year, her reach any new improvements, after an injury in May they had their season end early. She decided to Houston to take to work with the Jamaican coach Allen Powell. The year 2011 was marked by her third national record of 11.06 s on May 15 in Greensboro.
2012
Her international debut at the World Indoor Championships 2012 in Istanbul. About 60 meters was 7.04 s behind Veronica Campbell-Brown second and overtook the first medal of the Ivory Coast at World Indoor Championships. As a result of her success she was invited by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to Abidjan. Due to their growing popularity they could start for the first time in Europe. Two other national records in the 100 meters, 11.00 s and 22.42 s in Rome in Oslo, and other Diamond League appearances were the result. At the Olympic Games 2012 in London, she got over all heats and was 11.00 s in the final seventh. Also about 200 meters they made it to the finals and finished sixth.
2013
On February 16, 2013, it won ahead of Shelly- Ann Fraser - Pryce at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. With 6.99 s it is now not only the seventh fastest woman over the distance, but also ran African record. The momentum of the hall competitions they took with the outside. At the Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June, she presented with 22.36 s for the umpteenth time a national record over 200 meters on which she improved to 22.24 s at the Herculis Monaco on July 19. About the 100 - meter course they also improved the national record on. In Sotteville- lès -Rouen she ran 10.91 s to win. Also at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo, Paris and London, she came up close to her personal best. At the World Championships in Moscow, she won with 10.93 s behind Shelly- Ann Fraser - Pryce, the silver medal, as well as four days later about 200 meters, where she sat down narrowly to the simultaneous Blessing Okagbare by. With a second place in 22.66 seconds at the World Class Zurich, she ended her season on August 29.
In September, she was beaten in the Ivory Coast for their successes to the " Knights of the National Order".
2014
After they had remained in advance four times just over the seven -second mark, the World Indoor Championships in Sopot ran out into the expected duel between her and Shelly- Ann Fraser - Pryce. In the final, she had to give this 7.01 s beaten, Fraser - Pryce came to 6.98 s the finish.