Nafissatou Thiam

Nafissatou Thiam is a celebrated multi-event athlete, known for her record-breaking performances and multiple Olympic gold medals in heptathlon. After winning gold in the heptathlon at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy, where she set a Belgian record of 6298 points, Nafissatou Thiam quickly established herself as a formidable force in multi-event athletics. Her early career also included a fourth-place finish at the 2011 World Youth Championships and a 14th-place finish at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Thiam’s progression continued with a bronze medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, followed by silver medals at both the 2015 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and the European U23 Championships in high jump.

Her winning streak extended into 2022, where she claimed titles at both the European Championships and her second world gold medal at the World Athletics Championships. In 2023, Thiam set a groundbreaking world indoor pentathlon record with 5055 points at the European Indoor Championships, marking her as the first Belgian woman to set an official athletics world record. Her unparalleled career reached another pinnacle in 2024, when she secured her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon at the Paris Games, further cementing her legacy as an undisputed leading figure in multi-event athletics.