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Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (French pronunciation:; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She’s an icon. She is the moment. 🇧🇪 @thiam_nafi smashed the Championship record with 6848 points in heptathlon to win her third Euro Champs gold! 🥇 #Roma2024 #athletics
Aug 19, 1994 · Nafissatou THIAM, Belgium - 800 Metres, 800 Metres Short Track, Shot Put, Pentathlon Short Track, 100 Metres Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump, 200 Metres Inside World Athletics Museum
Apr 25, 2024 · One of only a few heptathletes to ever break the magic 7000-point barrier, Belgian Nafissatou 'Nafi' Thiam is a champion at the highest level. Her rise to the top of the sport has been a rapid...
Nafissatou Thiam has always been drawn to multi-sport track and field events. The Belgian ace started practising heptathlon at seven before winning her first national age group title at 15. At the Rio 2016 Olympics, she became the youngest heptathlon gold medalist ever, at just 21.
Aug 5, 2021 · Nafissatou Thiam became just the second woman in history to successfully defend an Olympic combined events title, taking heptathlon gold in Tokyo with a world-leading 6791.
Aug 5, 2021 · Belgium’s Nafi Thiam successfully defended her Olympic heptathlon title highlighting her class in the combined events over two days in Tokyo 2020. The 26-year-old Thiam became only the second woman to win back-to-back titles in the event since U.S. legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee in Barcelona 1992.
Jun 7, 2024 · Nafissatou Thiam is on track for a third successive European Athletics Championship title at Roma 2024 after establishing a 35 point lead at the end of day one of the heptathlon. The two-time Olympic champion looks back to her imperious best after injury forced her to miss the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
About - Nafi Thiam. Team. At the end of 2022, Nafi decided to team up with Belgian coach Michael Van der Plaetsen in a bid to continue to improve and evolve as an athlete. Van der Plaetsen is a combined events specialist having coached athletes at over 15 international championships. Pictures.
Jul 18, 2022 · Nafissatou Thiam, already a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the heptathlon, now has two world titles in her collection following her victory here at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22.
