Stella Akakpo Explained

Stella Akakpo (born 28 February 1994 in Villepinte) is a French athlete specialising in the sprinting events. She won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 European Championships. In addition, she represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.

Personal life

Akakpo was born in France and is of Togolese descent.^[1]

Competition record

Representing
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	18th (sf)	100 m	12.40
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m	11.52
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.00
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	25th (h)	100 m	11.43
			3rd (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.25[2]
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.76
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.45
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	100 m	11.55
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.58
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	–	100 m	DQ
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	43.05
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.07
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	10th (sf)	60 m	7.34
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.90
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	5th	100 m	11.61
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.10
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	13th (sf)	100 m	11.72

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.17 (-0.4 m/s) (Angers 2017)
• 200 metres – 23.54 (+1.0 m/s) (Walnut 2013)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.12 (Metz 2016)
• 200 metres – 23.27 (Aubière 2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stella Akakpo: championne de France en salle - Africa Top Sports. 22 February 2014.
2. Disqualified in the final