Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé

Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé

Marie-Divine Kouamé in 2019
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22) Creteil, France [1]
Team information
Disciplines	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record Women's track cycling Representing  France World Championships 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 500 m time trial European Championships 2023 Grenchen 500 m time trial 2024 Apeldoorn 500 m time trial

Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé (born 30 July 2002)[2] is a French track cyclist.[3][4] She competed at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event with an average speed of 54.820 km/h.[5]

In July 2022, at the European U23 Championships, she won three medals, including the title in the 500-meter time trial, where she beat the French record in 33.860 (compared to 33.872 set by Sandie Clair in 2008). In October, she won the elite 500-meter race at the World Championships ahead of Germany's Emma Hinze, improving her French record to 32.835.[6]

References

1. "Taky Marie-Divine Kouame - Paris 2024 Olympics". Paris 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. "Taky Marie Divine Kouame". L'Equipe. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
3. Sheffered, Neil (15 October 2022). "Kouamé gives France home success at Track Cycling World Championships in time trial". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. "Marie-Divine Kouame gives France second title at track world championships". The Times of India. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
5. "Women's 500m Time Trial / 500m Contre la montre femmes: Final Classification / Classement final". 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
6. "Marie-Divine Kouamé championne du monde du 500 m". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-19.

External links

• Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé at CycleBase