Nafissatou THIAM

Nafissatou THIAM - Belgium - 3rd Olympic Heptathlon Gold medal in succession.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 09 August 2024

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 19 August 1994
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Namur, Belgium.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Belgium
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Nafissatou THIAM - Belgium - 3rd Olympic Heptathlon Gold medal in succession.

In winning the heptathlon at the 2024 Olympic Games Nafissatou Thiam became the

first women in the history of the Games to win three Heptathlon Gold medals.

She is pictured abive during the long jump, the first event of the second day, after

which stage she was lying second to Katarina Johnson-Thompson by 45 points.

But following the javelin throw Thiam was in the lead by 121 points and held on

during the 800 metres.


Rank Athlete Nation Overall points 100 h HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nafissatou Thiam  Belgium 6880
(SB)
1041
13.56 s
1132
1.92 m
897
15.54 m
937
24.46 s
978
6.41 m
939
54.04 m
956
2:10.62 s
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Katarina Johnson-Thompson  Great Britain 6844
(SB)
1065
13.40 s
1132
1.92 m
823
14.44 m
1035
23.44 s
975
6.40 m
773
45.49 m
1041
2:04.90 s
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Noor Vidts  Belgium 6707
(PB)
1109
13.10 s
1016
1.83 m
832
14.57 m
994
23.86 s
975
6.40 m
763
45.00 m
1018
2:06.38 s
4 Annik Kälin  Switzerland 6639
(NR)
1144
12.87 s
903
1.74 m
795
14.02 m
992
23.88 s
1036
6.59 m
824
48.14 m
945
2:11.33 s
5 Anna Hall  United States 6615
(SB)
1071
13.36 s
1093
1.89 m
801
14.11 m
991
23.89 s
828
5.93 m
783
45.99 m
1048
2:04.39 s
6 Sofie Dokter  Netherlands 6452
(SB)
1040
13.57 s
1054
1.86 m
792
13.97 m
1007
23.73 s
930
6.26 m
715
42.46 m
914
2:13.52 s