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Nafissatou Thiam –conocida como Nafi Thiam – ( Bruselas, 19 de agosto de 1994) es una deportista belga que compite en atletismo, especialista en la prueba de heptatlón. Es bicampeona olímpica, bicampeona mundial y bicampeona europea de su especialidad. 1
She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Thiam is the only Belgian athlete, male or female, to successfully defend an Olympic title and only the second woman after Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the event. [5]
Honours Summary. 2 x Olympic champion. 2 x World champion. 1 x World Championships Silver medallist. 2 x European champion. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests.
5 de ago. de 2021 · Nafissatou Thiam became just the second woman in history to successfully defend an Olympic combined events title, taking heptathlon gold in Tokyo with a world-leading 6791.
5 de ago. de 2021 · La atleta belga revalidó el oro olímpico que ganó en Río 2016, siendo la segunda mujer en lograrlo. Anouk Vetter y Emma Oosterwegel, de Países Bajos, completaron el podio.
3 de mar. de 2024 · Biography. Nafissatou Thiam has always been drawn to multi-sport track and field events. The Belgian ace started practising heptathlon at seven before winning her first national age group title at 15. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, she became the youngest heptathlon gold medalist ever, at just 21.
5 de ago. de 2021 · The Belgian athlete defended her title from Rio 2016 and became the second woman to achieve the feat since Jackie Joyner-Kersee. She beat the Dutch duo of Anouk Vetter and Emma Oosterwegel in the seven-event competition.
