Carolle Zahi (born 12 June 1994) is an Ivorian-French sprinter. She obtained

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and began representing France internationally in 2015. She had already been the 2011 French Youth champion in the 100 meters. She was the French national champion and fastest non-qualifier in the

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at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. Later that year, she was an alternate for the French Olympic 4 × 100 relay team, but never took the track. She was the 2017 French champion in the 100 meters. She won the

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and later competed in the women's 100 metres at the

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. In 2018 she returned to the World Indoor Championships, running a personal best 7.11 to be the top qualifier in the heats.

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* 1994 births Living people French female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for France Athletes from Abidjan Ivorian emigrants to France Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics French Athletics Championships winners Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France European Games competitors for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Naturalized citizens of France 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-sprint-bio-stub