Judith Diankoléla-Missengué

Judith Patricia Diankoléla-Missengué (born 12 February 1968) is a Congolese sprinter. She competed in the and at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
In 1987, Diankoléla-Missengué qualified for the . Running in the 7th heat, she recorded a time of 12.84 seconds to finish 6th, failing to advance to the quarter-finals. Her performance was nonetheless the best World Championships performance ever by a DRC women's athlete in any event.
Diankoléla-Missengué entered in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 1988 Olympics. She ran 12.14 seconds in her 100 m heat to place 8th and 25.20 seconds in the 200 m to place 7th, failing to advance in both events. At another meeting in 1988, Diankoléla-Missengué set her 200 m personal best of 25.19 seconds.
On 14 July 1989, Diankoléla-Missengué set the Republic of the Congo national record for 100 metres. She ran 12.02 seconds over the distance at a meeting in Casablanca, and her record still stood .
Following her career as an athlete, Diankoléla-Missengué became a physical education and sports teacher in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu