 Tamgho on 14th IAAF World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1989 (age 35) Paris, France |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Triple jump, long jump |
| Club | Dynamic Aulnay Club (2004–2007) CA Montreuil 93 (2008–2014) Saint-Denis Emotion (2015– ) |
| Now coaching | Cyréna Samba-Mayela (2019–) Marthe Koala[1] |
Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper and long jumper. He specialises in the triple jump. He is the former triple jump world indoor record holder, achieved in winning the final and gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. He is the world's sixth best ever triple jumper outdoors, with his best mark of 18.04 metres achieved in winning the final and gold medal at the 2013 World Championships.
Tamgho's first triple jump gold medal came at the 2008 World Junior Championships and he reached the triple jump final (where he finished in 11th position) of the World Championships the following year. He came to prominence by setting his first triple jump world indoor record of 17.90 m in winning the triple jump final and gold medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships. He was the triple jump overall winner of the 2010 IAAF Diamond League and the triple jump bronze medallist at the 2010 European Championships. Tamgho missed the 2012 London Olympics because of an operation on his right ankle.[2]
Tamgho also mentors fellow French triple jumper Rouguy Diallo, who won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon.[3]
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 March 2022). "From Olympic heartbreak to world indoor delight for Samba-Mayela". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Phillips Idowu rival Teddy Tamgho to miss Olympics through injury". 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Diallo et Chapelle au sommet". L'Équipe (in French). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.