Salomé Kora

Salomé Kora
Kora in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSalomé Kpayero Kora Joseph[1]
Born (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994
Sport
SportAthletics
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

  1. ^ Olympedia bio
  2. ^ Olympedia bio
  3. ^ IAAF bio
  4. ^ Olympedia bio
  5. ^ Soland (Fotos), Emanuel Gisi (Interview) und Benjamin (31 May 2020). ""Die Rückkehr in die Schweiz war ein Kulturschock"". Blick.