Laetitia Bambara

Laetitia Bambara (born 30 March 1984 in Bordeaux, France) is a French-born hammer thrower representing Burkina Faso.[1] She won several medals on continental medal in addition to finishing fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 68.53 metres (Amnéville 2011) set when still competing for France. Her throw of 66.91 metres (Brazzaville 2015) is the current Burkinabé record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 19th (q) Hammer throw 55.16 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 14th (q) Hammer throw 59.24 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 4th Hammer throw 65.34 m
Representing  Burkina Faso
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd Hammer throw 65.08 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Hammer throw 65.44 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th Hammer throw 58.22 m[2]
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Hammer throw 66.91 m

References

  1. Laetitia Bambara profile at IAAF
  2. Representing Africa


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