Françoise Mbango Etone
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Françoise Mbango Etone (born April 14, 1976) is a female track and field
athlete, competing internationally for France
, formerly of the Cameroon
. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump
at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She was born in Yaoundé
.
She is also a talented long jumper who finished second at the African Championships
in 1999 (6.55 m). She is the first athlete representing Cameroon to win medals at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.
She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.
During the 2005-06 academic year, she lived in New York City on a scholarship to attend St. John’s University in Queens. The scholarship was made possible through the collaboration of the American electricity company AES Sonel along with US Ambassador to Cameroon, Niels Marquardt. She selected St. John’s University for study (along with her younger sister, Berthe) because of the school’s support of cultural programs in Cameroon.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete, competing internationally for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, formerly of the Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Triple Jump
The Women's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:-Records:-Heat 1:...
at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She was born in Yaoundé
Yaoundé
-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
.
She is also a talented long jumper who finished second at the African Championships
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics....
in 1999 (6.55 m). She is the first athlete representing Cameroon to win medals at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.
She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.
During the 2005-06 academic year, she lived in New York City on a scholarship to attend St. John’s University in Queens. The scholarship was made possible through the collaboration of the American electricity company AES Sonel along with US Ambassador to Cameroon, Niels Marquardt. She selected St. John’s University for study (along with her younger sister, Berthe) because of the school’s support of cultural programs in Cameroon.