Tatiana Aholou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdler |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m hurdles: 8.01 (Boston, 2025) 100m hurdles: 12.66 (London, 2026) |
Medal record | |
Tatiana Aholou (born 26 November 2000) is a Canadian high hurdler.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Laval, Quebec, she attended Collège Stanislas. She participated in gymnastics and soccer before focusing on athletics. She won two age-group gold medals at the 2015 Canadian Outdoor Championships, winning the long jump and the 100 metres.[2]
Career
[edit]She is a member of the Club d'athétisme Dynamique de Laval (CADL) in Laval, Quebec and set area records as a junior athlete.[3][4] She was a silver medalist in the long jump at the 2017 Youth Commonwealth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, where she also competed in the 100 metres.[5][6] She was the 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor long jump champion.[7] She later attended the University of Kentucky and transferring to Iowa State University in 2020.[8]
She finished in third place in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2023 and 2024 Canadian Track and Field Championships.[9][10] She was selected for the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025.[11] She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in 13.01 seconds (-1.1).[12] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14]
In June 2026, she won the silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín.[15] She was a finalist competing in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, placing sixth overall.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tatiana Aholou". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ Hickey, Mike (30 March 2016). "Aholou finds success in track and field". Thesuburban.com. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tatiana Aholou breaks records". Courtierlaval.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tatiana Aholou surpasses 6.00 meters at the Ian Hume Invitational". athletics-canada. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Slew of competition records fall at Commonwealth Youth Games". World Athletics. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Canada's next generation in athletics competes at Commonwealth Youth Games". Running Magazine. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tatiana Aholou - Girls LJ Winner". MileSplit. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Transfers Jason Gomez, Tatiana Aholou Provide Depth in Important Areas for Iowa State". Runnerspace. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Team Canada Ready to take on the World Indoors". Athletics.ca. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ Dickinson, Marley (28 August 2025). "Athletics Canada names 59 athletes to 2025 World Championships team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Longa, Figueroa and Cooper shine at first Pan American Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS TEAM NAMED FOR 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Athletics.ca. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tatiana Aholou at World Athletics
- Tatiana Aholou at InterSportStats
- Tatiana Aholou at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Tatiana Aholou on Instagram
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Canadian women hurdlers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Iowa State Cyclones women's track and field athletes
- Kentucky Wildcats women's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen