Salomé Kora
Kora in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Salomé Kpayero Kora Joseph[1] |
| Born | 8 June 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay Two-woman |
Salomé Kora (born 8 June 1994) is a Swiss sprinter and bobsledder.
Being one of the limited number of athletes having competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, she competed in three Summer Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), five World Athletics Championships (London 2017, Doha 2019, Eugene 2022, Budapest 2023, Tokyo 2025), and one Winter Olympic Games (Milan-Cortina 2026).[2][3]
Eighteen months after competing in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and five months after competing in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, she competed in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4]
Major global competitions
| Representing Switzerland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Venue | Event | Position |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 4 x 100 m relay | 5th (H) |
| 2017 World Athletics Championships | London | 100 m | 8th (SF) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 5th (F) | ||
| 2019 World Athletics Championships | Doha | 100 m | 6th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 4th (F) | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 100 m | 5th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 4th (F) | ||
| 2022 World Athletics Championships | Eugene | 4 x 100 m relay | 7th (F) |
| 2023 World Athletics Championships | Budapest | 100 m | 6th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DQ (F) | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris | 100 m | 4th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DQ (F) | ||
| 2025 World Athletics Championships | Tokyo | 100 m | 7th (SF) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DNF (H) | ||
| 2026 Winter Olympics | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-woman | 7th (F) |
Personal life
Kora was born in St. Gallen to a Beninese father and a Swiss mother.[5]
References
- ^ Olympedia bio
- ^ Olympedia bio
- ^ IAAF bio
- ^ Olympedia bio
- ^ Soland (Fotos), Emanuel Gisi (Interview) und Benjamin (31 May 2020). ""Die Rückkehr in die Schweiz war ein Kulturschock"". Blick.
External links
- Salomé Kora at World Athletics
- Salomé Kora at Diamond League
- Salomé Kora at IBSF
- Salomé Kora at Olympics.com
- Salomé Kora at Olympedia
- Salomé Kora at InterSportStats