Perennes Paulette Ruddy Zang-Milama (born June 6, 1987 in Port-Gentil) is a

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ese sprint athlete.

Career

Zang Milama represented Gabon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. She competed at the

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sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Shelly-Ann Fraser and Vida Anim in a time of 11.62 seconds. She qualified for the second round in which she failed to qualify for the semifinals as her time of 11.59 was the seventh time of her race.Ruddy Zang Milama
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-10-20. In 2010, she won the bronze medal in Doha at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Later that year she won the 100 m silver and 200 m bronze at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi. In 2012, she ran a Gabonese national record twice, ending with a best of 11.03 seconds over 100 m to take the gold medal at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics. At the

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, she qualified for the semifinals in the women's 100 m. In 2013, she ran a national record of 7.12 seconds in the 60 metres in Moscow. On 21 May 2014 Zang Milama tested positive for a prohibited substance in an in-competition test. She was subsequently handed a seven-month ban from sport.IAAF
IAAF News #159, January 2015: Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of January 2015
/ref> She went on to represent Gabon at the

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. This was her last official race.World Athletics website, ''Ruddy Zang-Milama''
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* 1987 births Living people People from Ogooué-Maritime Province Gabonese female sprinters Doping cases in athletics Gabonese sportspeople in doping cases Olympic athletes for Gabon Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Gabon Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Gabonese sportswomen {{gabon-athletics-bio-stub