Carolle Zahi (born 12 June 1994) is an Ivorian-French
sprinter. She obtained
French nationality
French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', (Latin for "right of blood") according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nat ...
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
60 meters
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...
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
2017 European Team Championships
The seventh European Athletics Team Championships were held from 23 to 25 June 2017.
Super League
Place: Stadium Lille Métropole, Lille, France
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Men's events
Women's events
Score table
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and later competed in the
women's 100 metres at the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011.
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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
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