Salomé Kora
.jpg) Kora in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Salomé Kpayero Kora Joseph[1] |
| Born | 8 June 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics and Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and Two-woman |
Salomé Kora (born 8 June 1994) is a Swiss sprinter and bobsledder.
She competed in three Summer Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024)[2] and five World Athletics Championships (London 2017, Doha 2019, Eugene 2022, Budapest 2023, Tokyo 2025).[3]
One year after competing in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and two months after competing in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, she started a new career in bobsleigh with the aim to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4] If she succeeds, she will be one of the athletes having competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.[5]
Major global competitions
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|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Venue | Event | Position |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 4 x 100 m relay | 5th (H) |
| 2017 World Athletics Championships | London | 100 m | 8th (SF) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 5th (F) | ||
| 2019 World Athletics Championships | Doha | 100 m | 6th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 4th (F) | ||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 100 m | 5th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | 4th (F) | ||
| 2022 World Athletics Championships | Eugene | 4 x 100 m relay | 7th (F) |
| 2023 World Athletics Championships | Budapest | 100 m | 6th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DQ (F) | ||
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris | 100 m | 4th (H) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DQ (F) | ||
| 2025 World Athletics Championships | Tokyo | 100 m | 7th (SF) |
| 4 x 100 m relay | DNF (H) | ||
Personal life
Kora was born in St. Gallen to a Beninese father and a Swiss mother.[6]
References
- ^ Olympedia bio
- ^ Olympedia bio
- ^ IAAF bio
- ^ "Exclusive: Salomé Kora, the Swiss sprinter embarking on bobsleigh for Milano Cortina 2026 – "I'm never afraid"". Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ Olympics.com
- ^ Soland (Fotos), Emanuel Gisi (Interview) und Benjamin (31 May 2020). ""Die Rückkehr in die Schweiz war ein Kulturschock"". Blick.
External links
- Salomé Kora at World Athletics
- Salomé Kora at Diamond League
- Salomé Kora at IBSF
- Salomé Kora at Olympics.com
- Salomé Kora at Olympedia
- Salomé Kora at InterSportStats
