Nafissatou Thiam
Belgian athlete (born 1994)
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Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. Her three individual Olympic golds in a row for a woman equals the record of Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the hammer and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500 metres Thiam is also the only Belgian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic title.
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Thiam to miss indoor season to focus on Worlds Triple Olympic heptathlete champion Nafi Thiam will miss the indoor season to concentrate on the World Athletics Championships later in the year.BBC Sport - Published | |
Top five stories from day 14 of Paris 2024 Toby Roberts wins a spectacular gold for Team GB as Katarina Johnson-Thompson trails Nafissatou Thiam going into the final event of the heptathlon.BBC Sport - Published | |
Johnson-Thompson to race for gold in thrilling finish Katarina Johnson-Thompson will race for Olympic heptathlon gold in the 800m after finishing the morning session in second place, 121 points behind. Nafissatou Thiam.BBC Sport - Published | |
Johnson-Thompson renews Thiam rivalry at Roma 2024Katarina Johnson-Thompson will renew her rivalry with Olympic heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam at the European Athletics Championships in Rome.BBC Sport - Published | |
Two-time champion Thiam a doubt for WorldsTwo-time Olympic and world heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam is a doubt for the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
When a world record lasts just six seconds..... Watch as Adrianna Sulek sets a new pentathlon world record with a brilliant 800m run only to see Nafissatou Thiam break it and win gold when she crosses the line six seconds later at the European..BBC Sport - Published | |
World Athletics Championships: Katarina Johnson-Thompson sixth in heptathlon after day oneWatch highlights from day one of the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships as defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson lies sixth after four events, with Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam in..BBC Sport - Published |
