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Méta Tumba
French athlete (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Méta Tumba (born 3 June 2006) is a French hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
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Early life
She is from the Charente department, where became a member the Grand Angoulême Athlétisme club and trained initially as a multi-event athlete.[2]
Career
She won the French indoor title in February, 2023 over 400 metres.[3] She won bronze in the 400 metres hurdles at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor running a French junior record of 57.10 seconds in July 2023.[4] She won gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5][6]
She won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 with a French national under-20 record time of 55.59 seconds.[7][8] She went unbeaten during the championships, also winning her qualifying heat and semi-final.[9]
She won the French under-20 championships in St Etienne over 400 metres hurdles in June 2025.[10] She competed at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, running 55.56 seconds for a lifetime best and a French U20 record to win the silver medal in the final.[11][12] She also anchored the French women's 4x400m relay team to the gold medal.[13]
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