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Marie-Josée Ta Lou receiving her 200 metre medal at the 2017 World Athletics Championships
Ta Lou at the 2017 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameGonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith
NationalityIvorian
Born (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 36)
Bouaflé, Ivory Coast
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryIvory Coast
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubStade Français[2]
Coached byAnthony Koffi[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Birmingham 60 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakesh 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakesh 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakesh 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Asaba 4x100 m relay
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 200 m
Representing Africa
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 100 m

Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith (née Ta Lou)[3] (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a two-time World Championships medalist and is the African record holder in the 100 m and 200 m.

After initially taking an interest in association football, Ta Lou-Smith made a successful switch to sprinting in 2008. She made a break through at the 2015 World Championships, making the semi-finals in both the 100 m and 200 m and setting personal bests in both events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed fourth in both of her specialist events, setting five personal bests throughout the Games. She improved the next year to win her first global medal at the 2017 World Championships, winning silver in the 100 m. She also won bronze in the same event at the 2019 World Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth in the 100 m and fifth in the 200 m. One of the most reliable and consistent sprinters, Ta Lou-Smith has also made major global finals in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Indoors, Ta Lou-Smith won the silver medal in the 60 m at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.

In continental competitions, Ta Lou-Smith has been very successful, winning three gold medals at the African Athletics Championships, in the 200 m in 2016 and 2018, whilst also winning the 100 m in 2018. Meanwhile, at the All-Africa Games, she won gold in the 100 m and 200 m in 2015 and once again in the 100 m in 2019.

Ta Lou-Smith's 100 m personal best of 10.72 s makes her the eighth-fastest woman ever and the fastest African woman ever. She also has the Ivorian record in the 200 m and the African record in the rarely-run straight 150 m.

Career

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2007-2009: Early Career

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Ta Lou's first passion was association football before her elder brother convinced her to change to sprinting 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 and studied medicine at the Université d'Abobo-Adjamé in Abidjan.[2]

Ta Lou played football at school in the neighbourhood of Koumassi, a suburb of Abidjan. Her brother objected when a women's team tried to get her to join them, fearing that she would become a tomboy. Friends of his suggested that if his sister enjoyed sports, she should take up athletics, as she was already regularly beating the boys in her class in sprints.[4] By coincidence, Florence Olonade, the Ivory Coast 100 m champion in 1988, was a classmate of Ta Lou's mother and invited Ta Lou for a trial. She beat the girls who trained under Olonade in a 200 m race, even though she was running barefoot and had no time to prepare.[4]

By the end of June 2007, she was part of the Ivorian 4 × 100 m team that won bronze at the West African Championships in Cotonou, Benin. She then made the Ivorian team for the African Junior Championships in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She finished last in her 100 m heat with a time of 13.21 seconds.[5] In September 2007, she won her first national 100 m title in a time of 12.9 seconds.

In 2008, she won both the 100 metre and 200 metre at the National Championships. She repeated this feat at the 2009 National Championships. That year, she finished seventh in the 200 metre race at the 2009 West African Championships in Porto-Novo, Benin, with a time of 25.67 despite a 1.8 m/s headwind. Her coach, Florence Onolade, made the sacrifice of sending the athlete he saw as promising to a coach with more experience, Jeannot Kouamé so that Ta Lou could progress further.[citation needed]

2010-2013: Early Rise

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In 2010, Ta Lou made her first impact on the international scene, finishing second place in the 100 metres at the international Gabriel Tiacoh meet in Abidjan in a time of 12.10 seconds. In June 2010, she again won both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the national championships. She then competed in her first senior African Championships, finishing sixth in her 100 m semi-final in a time of 12.16 seconds. She also ran in the 200 m heats.[6] She undertook a scholarship offered to her by the Ivory Coast Athletics Federation and re-located to Shanghai University with her teammate Wilfried Koffi Hua.[4]

In August 2011, she took part in the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, in both the 100 metre and 200 metre races. She lowered her personal bests to 11.87 seconds and 24.17 seconds, respectively. She was also a double finalist at the All-Africa Games in Mozambique. Additionally, she set a new 100 m personal best of 11.56 seconds in the heats.[6]

In 2012, she won two bronze medals at the African Championships in Porto-Novo, Benin, in the 200 m (23.44) race and the 4×100 m race. She was also fourth in the individual 100 metre race. She set a new personal best in the semi-finals of the 200 m, 23.26 seconds.[6]

2013-2015: Initial Breakthrough

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In 2013, Ta Lou competed in the World University Games in Kazan in July, reaching the semi-final in the 100 m and finishing eighth in the final of the 200 m in a time of 23.63. After struggling to combine her athletics training and her studies in Shanghai, she decided to return to Ivory Coast.[4]

Her ex-coaches, Onolade and Kouamé, helped her try to enroll at one of the West African High Performance Training Centres in Lomé or Dakar. A space opened in the autumn and Ta Lou secured her place in December 2013.[4] At the 2014 Gabriel Tiacoh meet, she finished second in the 100 m with a new personal best of 11.24 seconds. In August 2014, she competed at the African Championships in Marrakech. She won bronze in the 100 m and silver in the 200 m, breaking her personal best with a time of 22.87 seconds, her first run under 23 seconds.[6]

Following further good performances in 2014, she was awarded an Olympic Solidarity scholarship to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games.[7] In her first Diamond League appearance in Paris on 4 July 2015, Ta Lou improved her 100 m personal best to 11.06 seconds.[8] At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, she made the semi-finals of both the 100 m and 200 m, setting personal bests of 11.04 s and 22.56 s, respectively.[9][10] At the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, Ta Lou completed a sprint double by winning both the 100 m and 200 m.[11] In the 100 m, she ran a new personal best with a new Games record time of 11.02.[12] She was named Best Female Athlete of the All-Africa Games and honoured at the ANOC Awards in Washington in November.[13]

2016-2018: Worldwide Success and World Medals

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In 2016, Ta Lou competed at the World Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in the final of the 60 m.[14] At the African Championships in Durban, Ta Lou won gold in the 200 m and took bronzes in the 100 m and 4×100 m relay.[15] She improved her 100 m personal best to 10.96 s in winning her heat at the London Diamond League on 23 July, her first time under the 11-second barrier. She went onto win the final in the same time.[16][17]

Ta Lou on the medal podium for her 2017 World Championship bronze medal
Ta Lou with her 200 m silver medal at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ta Lou ran a new personal best of 10.94 s in her 100 m semi-final to progress to the final as a non-automatic qualifier.[18] In the final, she finished fourth in another personal best of 10.86 s, losing out on a medal by 0.007 s to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.[19] In the 200 m, Ta Lou won her semi-final in a new personal best of 22.28 s, improving on the mark of 22.31 s she had set in the heats, to make the final.[20] The next day, in the final, Ta Lou once again finished fourth in another new personal best of 22.21 s.[21]

Ta Lou to the right of Dafne Schippers towards the end of a 100 metre race
Ta Lou competing in the 100 m against Dafne Schippers at the 2017 Golden Gala.

Ta Lou enjoyed a strong start to her 2017 season by placing third over 200 m at the Doha Diamond League in 22.77 s and placing third again over 100 m at the Shanghai Diamond League in 11.07 s.[22][23] She continued her good form by winning the 200 m at the Golden Spike in Ostrava in 22.44 s on 28 June.[24] At the Athletissima in Lausanne on 6 July, Ta Lou set a new Ivorian national record over 200 m of 22.16 s.[25] She won over 200 m again on 21 July, at the Monaco Diamond League, in 22.25 s.[26]

At the 2017 World Championships in London, Ta Lou won silver in the 100 m, narrowly finishing behind Tori Bowie by 0.01 s.[27] Ta Lou also made the final in the 200 m, where she finished second behind Dafne Schippers, improving her own national record to 22.08 s.[28] At the Diamond League Finals, in Zurich and Brussels, Ta Lou finished third in the 200 m in 22.09 m, 0.01 s outside of her national record.[29] She also finished second in the 100 m, in a time of 10.93 s, losing out by 0.01 s to Elaine Thompson-Herah.[30]

Ta Lou holding up the Ivorian flag, next to two other athletes
Ta Lou after winning silver in the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships.

In 2018, Ta Lou won silver in the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, completing an Ivorian 1-2 behind Murielle Ahouré in a new personal best of 7.05 s.[31] In her first race of the outdoor season on 4 May, Ta Lou won the 100 m at the Doha Diamond League in a new personal best of 10.85 s.[32] She followed it up by winning the 100 m at the Prefontaine Classic on 26 May, in a time of 10.85 s, beating her compatriot Ahouré into second.[33] She also picked up 100 m wins at the Athletissima on 5 July in 10.90 s and at the Herculis in Monaco on 20 July in 10.89 s.[34][35]

At the 2018 African Athletics Championships held in Asaba, Ta Lou won gold in both the 100 m and 200 m in 11.15 s and 22.50 s, respectively.[36][37] At the 2018 Diamond League Final in Zurich, she finished third in the 100 m in 11.10 s.[38] In September, Ta Lou competed at the IAAF Continental Cup, winning gold in the 100 m in 11.14 s and finishing third in the 200 m in 22.61 s.[39][40]

2019-2022: Continued Success and World Bronze Medal

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On 20 February 2019, at the PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf, Ta Lou ran a new personal best of 7.02 s to win the 60 m.[41] In August, she competed at the African Games held in Rabat, where she won gold in the 100 m in a time of 11.09 s and finished third in the 200 m in 23.00 s.[42][43] At the Diamond League Final in Brussels, Ta Lou finished third in 11.09 s.[44]

At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Ta Lou won the bronze medal in the 100 m in 10.90 s.[45]

In 2021, Ta Lou ran a big season's best over 100 m on by winning at the Bislett Games on 1 July, in 10.91 s.[46] At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Ta Lou ran an African record in the heats of the 100 m with a time of 10.78 s,[47] she went onto finish fourth in the final in 10.79 s.[48] In the 200 m, she placed fifth in a time of 22.27 s.[49]

Ta Lou in a starting position in the blocks before a race
Ta Lou in the starting blocks of the 2022 Mt. SAC Relays.

At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ta Lou placed seventh in the 100 m final.[50] On 10 August, she improved her own 100 m African record to 10.72 s in finishing third behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson at the Monaco Diamond League.[51] At the Diamond League Final in Zürich, Ta Lou finished third in the 100 m in a time of 10.91 s.[52][53] On 12 September, she ended her season with a strong performance at the Galà dei Castelli meet in Bellinzona, winning the 100 m in 10.86 s.[54]

2023-present: Third Olympics

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On 14 May 2023, at the Pure Athletics Sprint Meet in Clermont, Florida, Ta Lou won the 100 m in 10.78 s, her fifth-fastest time ever.[55] She won in her first Diamond League appearance of the year, winning the 100 m at the Rome Diamond League in 10.97 s.[56] She continued her strong form by winning the 100 m at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial in 10.82 s,[57] she also won the 100 m at the 2023 Bislett Games in a meeting record of 10.75 s, also her second-fastest time ever.[58] On 23 July, she won the 100 m at the 2023 London Diamond League, also in 10.75 s.[59]

At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, she finished fourth in the 100 m with a time of 10.81 s and ran 22.26 s in the semi-finals of the 200 m, not making it to the final.[60][61] At the Diamond League Final in Eugene, Ta Lou finished second in both the 100 m and 200 m in 10.75 s and 22.10 s, respectively.[62][63]

Ta Lou-Smith winning a race in lane 2
Ta Lou-Smith winning her 100 m heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In 2024, Ta Lou-Smith ran her first individual race of the season at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational, winning the 100 m in 10.91 s.[64] In June, she competed at the African Athletics Championships in Douala. However, she pulled out after winning her heat in 11.13 s, stating that she was disappointed in the facilities that were provided for the athletes.[65]

At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Ta Lou-Smith made it to the final of the 100 m. However, in the final, she pulled up injured and ended up finishing eighth.[66] Her injury also caused her to miss the 200 m.[67] She was able to return for the 4×100 m relay, however the Ivorian quartet were disqualified in the heats.[68][69] On 13 September, Ta Lou-Smith finished third in the 100 m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, clocking a time of 11.05 s.[70] In her final race of the season, she competed at the inaugural Athlos meet in New York City, winning the 100 m in 10.98 s and taking home $60,000 in prize money.[71][72]

International competitions

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Representing  Ivory Coast
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 13th (h) 100 m 13.21
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 13th (sf) 100 m 12.16
20th (h) 200 m 25.55
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 22nd (qf) 100 m 12.02
18th (qf) 200 m 24.17
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 7th 100 m 11.66
6th 200 m 24.12
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 4th 100 m 11.53
3rd 200 m 23.44
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.29
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 11th (sf) 100 m 11.73
8th 200 m 23.63
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 3rd 100 m 11.20
2nd 200 m 22.87
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.99
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 100 m 11.04
9th (sf) 200 m 22.56
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 100 m 11.02
1st 200 m 22.57
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.98
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 7th 60 m 7.29
African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd 100 m 11.15
1st 200 m 22.81
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.29
Olympic Games Rio, Brazil 4th 100 m 10.86
4th 200 m 22.21
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.22
World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 100 m 10.86
2nd 200 m 22.08 NR
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 60 m 7.05
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 100 m 11.15
1st 200 m 22.50
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.40
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st 100 m 11.09
3rd 200 m 23.00
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 100 m 10.90
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 100 m 10.91
5th 200 m 22.27
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 7th 100 m 10.93
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 100 m 10.81
8th 200 m 22.64
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 41.901
2024 African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st (h) 100 m 11.132
Olympic Games Paris, France 8th 100 m 13.84
― 4 × 100 m relay DQ

1Did not finish in the final
2Did not start in the semifinals

See also

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