About Odette Mistoul
Born 1959. Odette Mistoul is an athletics competitor and shot putter.
Odette Mistoul (married Kingbou; born 22 February 1959) is a Gabonese former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. She represented her country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, placing 13th in the final. She was also her nation's Olympic flag bearer that year. She was the first woman to represent Gabon at the Olympics. She won the first three gold medals in women's shot put at the African Championships in Athletics from 1979 to 1984.
She participated at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics and was a finalist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup. In other competitions, she was twice winner at the Central African Athletics Championships and took bronze at the 1985 African Championships in Athletics.
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Who is Odette Mistoul?
Gabonese athletics competitor
When was Odette Mistoul born?
Odette Mistoul was born on 22 February 1959.
What is Odette Mistoul's occupation?
Odette Mistoul is an athletics competitor and shot putter.
What nationality is Odette Mistoul?
Odette Mistoul's recorded nationality: Gabon.
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