Floria Gueï

Floria Gueï
Gueï at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam
Personal information
Born (1990-05-02) May 2, 1990
Nantes, France
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country  France
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400m Relay

Floria Guei (born 2 May 1990) is a French sprint athlete of Ivorian origin. She is best known for her remarkable last leg in the 2014 European Championships 4 × 400 m relay, when she went from fourth to first in the last 50 metres of the race.[1]

Career

On 4 Mar 2017, Floria Gueï wins the 400 m gold medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships[2]

On 24 July 2017, Gueï announced her withdrawal from the 2017 World Championships due to medical issues.[3]

In 2018, she finished second at the 2018 Athletics World Cup in the 400 metres and returned later that evening to anchor the 4x400 metres relay with another one of "those" legs, pulling France from a distant fifth to take the bronze medal.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 27th (h) 400 m 55.74
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.83
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.44
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.16
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 12th (h) 400 m 54.09
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.73
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.02
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.49
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.92
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf) 400 m 51.42
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.21
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 400 m 52.31
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.20
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.84
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (sf) 400 m 52.82
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.28
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th (sf) 400 m 53.00
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.61
World Championships Beijing, China 15th (sf) 400 m 51.30
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.45
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 400 m 51.21
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.96
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 400 m 51.08
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.18
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 400 m 51.90
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.61
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.03
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 400 m 51.57
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.17

References

  1. "4x400m European Championships 2014 Floria Guei Spectacular Finish!".
  2. "Floria Gueï médaillée d'or européenne sur 400 m à Belgrade".
  3. "Floria Gueï forfait pour les championnats du monde de Londres".


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