Amy Mbacké Thiam

Amy Mbacké Thiam

Personal information
Born	(1976-11-19) November 19, 1976
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Senegal
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Medal record World Championships 2001 Edmonton 400 m 2003 Paris 400 m All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo 400 m African Championships 2006 Bambous 400 m 2010 Nairobi 400 m

Amy Mbacké Thiam (born November 10, 1976) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres.

Biography

She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With her 49.86 in that victory, she still holds the Senegal national record.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Senegal
1997	Jeux de la Francophonie	Antananarivo, Madagascar	4th	400 m	53.25
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	4th	400 m	52.39
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	13th (sf)	400 m	50.77
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.99 (NR)
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	3rd	400 m	50.95
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.63
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m	51.60
			13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.02 (NR)
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	1st	400 m	50.92
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	400 m	49.86
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.03
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	400 m	51.25
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	7th (h)	400 m	54.02
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	400 m	49.95
			7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.37
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.41
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	29th (h)	400 m	52.44
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	400 m	52.22
			15th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.03
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	400 m	52.22
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	38th (h)	400 m	54.31
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	14th (sf)	400 m	51.70
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	400 m	51.32
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.55
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	2nd	400 m	51.77
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	3rd	400 m	51.68
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.64
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	31st (h)	400 m	53.23
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (sf)	400 m	52.37

See also

• Senegal at the 2004 Summer Olympics

External links

• Amy Mbacké Thiam at World Athletics