Fátima Diame facts for kids
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1996 Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m |
| Weight | 52 kg |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump, Triple jump |
| Club | Valencia Esports |
| Coached by | Rafael Blanquer |
Fátima Diame Diame (born 22 September 1996) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the long jump and triple jump. At the age of 17, she became the Spanish national indoor champion in both the long jump and the 60 meters.
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Professional career
Diame was trained at Valencia's Esports Academy and made her professional debut in 2013 at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in Long jump at the European Junior Championships which took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
She followed up her success in Sweden by winning a gold medal in 2018 at the Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo, Italy jumping at a record 13.82m. That same year, she further won two bronze medals: one at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain and the other at the Ibero American Championships in Trujillo, Peru.
The highlight of Diame's career came in summer of 2021, when she represented Spain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 21st place.
In 2022, Diame won gold medal at the Spanish Indoors Championships.
Personal life
Diame was born in Valencia, Spain to Senegalese immigrant parents.
Diame is a sponsored Adidas Athlete.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain |
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 13th (q) | Long jump | 5.98 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th (q) | Long jump | 6.00 m |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 3rd | Long jump | 6.55 m |
| 2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 6th | Long jump | 5.94 m |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 6.03 m |
| 5th | Triple jump | 13.60 m | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 25th (q) | Triple jump | 13.36 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo, Italy | 2nd | Long jump | 6.15 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 13.82 m | |||
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | Long jump | 6.68 m | |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 13.92 m | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 6.24 m | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | Long jump | 6.51 m (w) | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (q) | Long jump | 6.46 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th | Long jump | 6.47 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (q) | Long jump | 6.32 m | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | Long jump | 6.71 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 1st | Long jump | 6.65 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (q) | Long jump | 6.54 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 10th (q) | Long jump | 6.48 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | Long jump | 6.82 m | |
National titles
- Spanish Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2019
- Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
- 60 metres: 2014
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Long jump – 6.68 (+1.9 m/s, Tarragona 2018)
- Triple jump – 14.03 (+0.4 m/s, Torrent 2017)
Indoor
- Long jump – 6.71 (Valencia 2020)
- Triple jump – 13.92 (Valencia 2020)
See also
In Spanish: Fátima Diame para niños
