Méta Tumba
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400 mH: 55.22 (Albi, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 4 × 400 m relay team to the gold medal.[13]
In July 2026, Tumba ran a new personal best 55.22 seconds to win the 400 metre hurdles at the senior French Athletics Championships in Albi, moving to fifth on the French all-time list at the age of 20 years-old.[14] Competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, she did not advance to the semi-finals in the 400 metres hurdles.[15]
References
- ↑ "Méta Tumba". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pentathlon : Meta Tumba, la perle du Grand Angoulême Athlétisme". sudouest.fr. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "ATHLÉTISME : META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DE FRANCE CADETTE DU 400 M EN SALLE". charentelibre.fr. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "FOJE: cadet Méta Tumba sets the French record… Junior!!!". athlelana.com. 31 Jul 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Champiionships". World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "4 medals for our U20s in Jerusalem". athlelana.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "ATHLÉTISME : LA CHARENTAISE META TUMBA CHAMPIONNE DU MONDE JUNIORS DU 400M HAIES". Charentelibre.fr. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "French U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "So close to the European U20 record! Rada storms to 400m hurdles gold in 48.78". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "Final entries published for 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships". European Athletics. 29 Jul 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (10 August 2025). "Doualla strikes again! 15-year-old anchors Italy to 4x100m gold in Tampere". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ Lesueur Publié, Louka (26 July 2026). "Le record de France pour Samuel Vessat, les minima pour Méta Tumba… les temps forts de la 3e journée des Championnats de France d'athlétisme 2026". dicodusport.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.