Stella Akakpo (born 28 February 1994 in Villepinte) is a French athlete specialising in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She won the silver medal in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individ ...

at the 2014 European Championships. In addition, she represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.

Personal life

Akakpo was born in France and is of Togolese descent.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

– 11.17 (-0.4 m/s) (Angers 2017) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.54 (+1.0 m/s) (Walnut 2013) Indoor *

60 metres 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 outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

– 7.12 (Metz 2016) *

– 23.27 (Aubière 2016)

References

1994 births Living people People from Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis Athletes from Paris French female sprinters French sportspeople of Togolese descent World Athletics Championships athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France Olympic female sprinters {{France-sprint-bio-stub