Karel Elodie Ziketh (born 23 September 1991) is an Ivorian

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. Despite representing the Ivory Coast, she hails from

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, France. She moved to the United States to study business management at

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. She finished sixth at the 2016 African Championships, did not finish the race at the

2017 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' (French language, French for ''8th Francophone Games''), informally known as Abidjan 2017, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 21–30. This was the f ...

and competed at the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北201 ...

and the 2018 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. At the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay. Her personal best times are 13.68 seconds, achieved at the 2016 African Championships in

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; and 11,86 in the 100 meters, achieved in June 2013 in

Créteil Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...

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1991 births Living people Ivorian female hurdlers Ivorian expatriates in the United States Athletes from Val-de-Marne Benedict College alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Ivory Coast {{IvoryCoast-athletics-bio-stub