Véronique Mang
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | December 15, 1984 Douala, Cameroon |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | 100 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.11 s (Barcelona 2010) 200m: 22.92 s (Geneva 2004) |
Medal record | |
Véronique Ngo Mang (born December 15, 1984) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France.
Biography
[edit]She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she gained French citizenship. She started running at age 12 in France. She suffered a strained leg muscle in 2000 and a knee injury in 2001.
She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[1]
She competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in the 100 metres which was held at Almería. She went on to win gold, 0.02 ahead of compatriot Sylviane Félix. She later teamed up with Félix, Lina Jacques-Sebastien and Fabé Dia to win the 4 × 100 metres relay
She also competed at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Niamey. She went on to claim gold in the 100 metre event, compatriot Fabienne Beret-Martinel claimed bronze. She also won gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay with Beret-Martinel, Aurelie Kamga and Carima Louami.
Mang competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Despite being considered a medal contender, she only managed to reach the semi-final stage in the 100 metres. In the relay, she teamed up with Fabienne Beret-Martinel, Adrianna Lamalle and Muriel Hurtis-Houairi. The French women ran an impressive heat and were the fastest qualifiers in a time of 43.38. In the final, they did not finish the race due to a failed baton exchange.
In June 2013, she ruptured a tendon, preventing her from competing for 12 months.[2]
She retired in 2016. Her hobbies are music, dancing and collecting postcards.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Olympic Medals". ESPN. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Denoit Dosseh (5 May 2014). "ATHLÉ: VÉRONIQUE MANG SOON IN THE STARTING BLOCK". Africa top Sports. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Véronique Mang at World Athletics
- Véronique Mang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- French female sprinters
- Cameroonian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- Cameroonian emigrants to France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic female sprinters
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century French sportswomen