Aminata Diarra
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Malian |
| Born | 24 February 1970 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Aminata Diarra (born 24 February 1970) is a Malian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Diarra entered in the 200 metres at the 1987 World Athletics Championships. She ran 26.46 seconds to finish 3rd in her heat and did not advance.[2] She was also entered in the 100 metres, but did not start that race.[3]
Diarra qualified in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1988 Olympics. In the 100 metres, she ran 12.87 seconds to place 8th in her heat without advancing. In the 200 m, she ran 25.81 seconds for 7th and did not advance.[4] Both times were personal bests.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Diarra was impressed with the hanbok traditional Korean clothing at the 1988 Games worn for the Chuseok holiday. She said she planned to wear one of the dresses for her wedding ceremony.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aminata Diarra Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Aminata Diarra at World Athletics
- ^ 1987 WC Women's 100m Results
- ^ Aminata Diarra at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Aminata Diarra at Olympedia
- ^ "Boxers a big delight". Troy Daily News. 26 September 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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