About Noélie Yarigo
Born 1985. Noélie Yarigo is a Beninese athletics competitor.
Career Noélie Yarigo set her first Beninese 800 metres record in 2003 at the age of 17, reducing it to 2:11.61 while still a teenager two years later. But she then took a long break from the sport and only returned in 2012 at the age of 26.
She serves with the Benin Air Force. She was given leave to prepare for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and used it to train in France at the club run by the wife of her coach.
Statistics International competitions
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests 400 metres – 53.20 (Ouagadougou 2017) 400 metres indoor – 55.11 (Bordeaux 2014) 800 metres – 1:59.12 (Rio de Janeiro 2016) 800 metres indoor – 1:58.48 (Toruń 2023) 1000 metres – 2:36.30 (Heusden-Zolder 2021) 1500 metres – 4:20.09 (Blois 2018)
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Who is Noélie Yarigo?
Beninese athletics competitor
When was Noélie Yarigo born?
Noélie Yarigo was born on 26 December 1985 in Natitingou.
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Noélie Yarigo is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Noélie Yarigo?
Noélie Yarigo is Beninese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Noélie Yarigo. https://biography.guide/noelie-yarigo/
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