Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Ta Lou at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-18) November 18, 1988 (age 28)
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
Club	Stade Français
Coached by	Anthony Koffi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.86 (2016) 200 m – 22.21 (2016)
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast African Championships 2016 Durban 200 m 2014 Marrakesh 200 m 2014 Marrakesh 4×100 m relay 2012 Porto Novo 200 m 2012 Porto Novo 4×100 m relay 2014 Marrakesh 100 m 2016 Durban 100 m 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville 100m 2015 Brazzaville 200m 2015 Brazzaville 4×100m relay
Updated on 17 September 2015.

Marie-Josée Ta Lou (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has won several medals on continental level. She has personal bests of 10.86 seconds in the 100 metres, set at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and 22.56 in the 200 metres set at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. At the Rio Olympics she finished fourth in the 200 metres, just 0.06 seconds behind the third place.

Ta Lou first trained in association football and was convinced to change to sprint by her elder brother in 2008. She was voted the 2015 African Athlete of the Year by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. She trained in Paris, France, and studied medicine at the Université d'Abobo-Adjamé in Abidjan.