Rouguy Diallo (; born 5 February 1995) is a French athlete who specialises in the
triple jump
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Career
Diallo was born in
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million She set a new French national junior record at an event in
Argentan
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in 2014, with an attempt of 13.74 m.
Diallo won her first major medal at the
2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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in
Eugene, Oregon
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. She broke her own national junior record twice during the event, landing a 14.24 m jump in her first attempt with a 3.2 m/s headwind. After a foul in the second round, she jumped 14.44 m with help from a 3.3 m/s headwind, an attempt that was enough to win her the gold medal. However, these two attempts were not accepted as national junior records as there was too much headwind when they were made. Her fourth attempt of 14.20 was accepted as a national junior record, and also became the 15th longest attempt of all time in the junior women's triple jump. She became the third French triple jumper to win a world junior title for France after Benjamin Compaoré in
2006
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Events
January
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and
Teddy Tamgho
Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper and long jumper. He specialises in the triple jump. He is the former Triple jump#All-time top 25, triple jump world indoor record holder, achieved in winning the final and gold medal at ...
in
2008
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Personal life
Diallo is mentored by fellow French triple jumper
Teddy Tamgho
Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper and long jumper. He specialises in the triple jump. He is the former Triple jump#All-time top 25, triple jump world indoor record holder, achieved in winning the final and gold medal at ...
, who is the current triple jump world indoor record holder at 17.92 m. She currently trains at the Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme club in
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million
FFA
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