Nafissatou Thiam
Belgian athletics competitor
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Summary
Nafissatou Thiam was born on August 19, 1994[1], in Brussels[2]. She has worked as an athletics competitor[3]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).[4]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Belgium[5]
- Native language: French[6]
- Educated at: University of Liège[7], Athénée Royal de Namur[8]
- Award received: World Athlete of the Year[9], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold[10], honorary citizen of Liège[11]
- Sex or gender: female[12]
- Commons category: Nafissatou Thiam[13]
- Residence: Liège[14]
- Sport: athletics[15]
- Family name: Thiam[16]
- Given name: Nafissatou[17]
- Official website: http://nafithiam.com/[18]
- Record held: Record du monde du pentathlon[19], Q110522345[20], Q136205185[21]
- Participant in: 2016 Summer Olympics[22], 2020 Summer Olympics[23]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[24]
- Nickname: Nafi[25]
- Country for sport: Belgium[26]
- Height: 184[27]
- Mass: 69[28]
- Sports discipline competed in: heptathlon[29]
- Competition won: 2016 Summer Olympics[30], 2017 World Championships in Athletics[31], 2018 European Athletics Championships[32], 2020 Summer Olympics[33], 2022 World Athletics Championships[34], 2022 European Athletics Championships[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[36]
- Social media followers: 21,968[37], 21,846[38], 23,650[39], 23,710[40]
- Trained by: Roger Lespagnard[41]
Why It Matters
Nafissatou Thiam has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
FAQs
Where was Nafissatou Thiam born?
Nafissatou Thiam's place of birth was Brussels[2].
What did Nafissatou Thiam do for work?
Nafissatou Thiam worked as an athletics competitor[3].
Where did Nafissatou Thiam go to school?
Nafissatou Thiam was educated at University of Liège[7] and Athénée Royal de Namur[8].
What awards did Nafissatou Thiam receive?
Honors received include World Athlete of the Year[9], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold[10], and honorary citizen of Liège[11].