Fátima Diame

Fátima Diame Diame (born 22 September 1996) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the Long jump and Triple Jump. She was born in Valencia, Spain to Senegalese immigrant parents. At the age of 17, she became the Spanish national indoor champion in both the long jump and the 60 meters.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Diame and the second or maternal family name is Diame.
Fátima Diame
Personal information
Full nameFátima Diame Diame[1]
Born (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996
Valencia, Spain[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
ClubValencia Esports
Coached byRafael Blanquer
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Tarragona 2018Long jump
Tarragona 2018Triple jump
Representing Valencia Esports
Spanish Indoor Championships
Valencia 2018Long jump
Antequera 2019Long jump
Ourense 2020Long jump
Madrid 2021Long jump

Professional Career

Fatima 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 Fatima's career came in summer of 2021, when she represented Spain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[3] Her performance at the Olympics was however, not very impressive as she finished in the 21st position.

In 2022, Fatima Diame won gold medal at the Spanish Indoors Championships.

Personal life

Fatima Diame is a sponsored Adidas Athlete. There's no public information concerning who she is dating but she is not yet married.


International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
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

National titles

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. "Fátima Diame". Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "Doblete inédito de la júnior Fátima Diame en los Nacionales bajo techo de Sabadell". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. Blake, Lennon (21 February 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About Fatima Diame". SportPersons. Retrieved 20 April 2022.


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