Jacqueline Madogo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 15 April 2000 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.25 (Windsor, 2023) 100m: 11.14 (Edmonton, 2024) 200m: 22.58 (Paris, 2024) |
Jacqueline Madogo (born 14 April 2000) is a Canadian sprinter. She became Canadian national champion over 200 metres in 2023.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attended Collège catholique Franco-Ouest in Ottawa. She was a keen soccer player in her youth and was coached for three years by Olympian Kristina Kiss at the West Ottawa Soccer Club and played in an Ontario Youth Soccer Cup semifinal. She also participated in volleyball, touch football and track and field and during her second year at the University of Guelph began taking athletics seriously.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 2022 U Sports national championships, she won the 60 metres in a personal-best 7.30 seconds. She placed fourth in the women’s 100 metres national final and was selected for the relay pool at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[3] She competed at the event as the Canadian relay team finished fifth in their qualifying heat.[4]
In July 2023, she won a sprint double at the Athletics Ontario Open Championships in Toronto, winning the 100 metres in 11.32 seconds and the 200 metres in 23.16 seconds.[5] Later that month she won the Canadian Athletics Championships 200 metres race in Langley, with a personal best time of 22.91 seconds.[6]
In June 2024, she set a meet record competing at La Classique d'athlétisme in Montreal, winning the 200 metres in a time of 23.09 seconds.[7] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals and twice breaking her personal best time.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jacqueline Madogo". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (14 June 2022). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Former soccer defender Jacqueline Madogo finds success as a track sprinter". Ottawasportspages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (30 June 2022). "Jacqueline Madogo, Lauren Gale, Maddy Kelly named to Canada's world athletics championships team". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (17 July 2023). "HIGH ACHIEVERS WEEKEND WRAP: Sprinter Jacqueline Madogo, thrower Connor Fraser win 2 provincial gold medals each". Ottawasportspages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (23 June 2024). "Canadian hurdler smashes La Classique meet record in Montreal". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Canada announces team for Olympic Games in Paris". World Athletics. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- Canadian female sprinters
- Democratic Republic of the Congo female sprinters
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Black Canadian female track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada