Cyréna Samba-Mayela
 Samba-Mayela in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Cyréna Samba-Mayela |
| Born | 31 October 2000 Champigny-sur-Marne, France |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 m hurdles 100 m hurdles |
| Coached by | Teddy Tamgho (2019–) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Cyréna Samba-Mayela (born 31 October 2000)[1] is a French athlete who competes in the 60 metres hurdles and 100 metres hurdles. She won the gold medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships where she lowered the current French national record to 7.73 seconds,[2] and the gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, where she established a new personal best, national record and championship record at 12.31 seconds. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Samba-Mayela won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles event.
Samba-Mayela holds European under-18 bests in the 60 m and 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm). She won silver medals for the 100 m hurdles at the 2017 World U18 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 100 metres leg in Tbilisi.[3]
In 2017, she was the World U18 Championship 100 m hurdles silver medallist in Nairobi.[4]
2020–present
She was crowned French senior champion in the 60 m hurdles indoors in 2020 in Liévin.[5] On 12 September that year, she won the French outdoor championship at the Stadium Municipal, Albi, running the 100 m 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 a woman in the world.[6] Shortly prior to this, she had claimed victories over quality international line-ups in Chorzów and Marseille.[7]
In Madrid, on June 19, 2021, Samba-Mayela took victory in 12.80 seconds in the 100 m hurdles to meet the Olympic minimum standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8][9] Unfortunately, an injury during the warm-up pre-race prevented her Olympic debut.[10]
In 2022, she won the gold medal for the 60 m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, 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]
In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[11]
She was a silver medalist at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the 60 metres hurdles.[12]
In April 2024, she ran a personal best and national record time of 12.55 at the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League.[13] She ran 12.52 to win the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon on 25 May 2024.[14]
She won the 100m hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, breaking the championship record and setting a personal best time of 12.31 seconds.[15]
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 | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.00 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 17th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.74 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.31 CR | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.34 |
National titles
- French Athletics Championships
- French Indoor Athletics Championships
- 60 m hurdles: 2020
Personal life
Samba-Mayela was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, in the Île-de-France region. She is of Congolese descent.[16]
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.
- ^ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (20 April 2024). "Paulino opens season with 50.08 to win 400m in Xiamen; Charlton narrowly beaten by Camacho-Quinn in 100m hurdles". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (26 May 2024). "Josh Kerr defeats Ingebrigtsen in a British mile record in Eugene". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "World-leading championship records for Tentoglou and Samba-Mayela at European Championships in Rome". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe en salle : les athlètes ultramarins et afro-français de la sélection française".
External links
- Cyréna Samba-Mayela at World Athletics
- Cyréna Samba-Mayela at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Cyréna Samba-Mayela at Olympedia
World Indoor Champions in women's 60 metres hurdles | |
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European Athletics Championships champions in women's sprint hurdles | |
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| 80 m hurdles (1938–66) |
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| 100 m hurdles (since 1969) |
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- 2000 births
- 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
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century French sportswomen
- Olympic athletes for France