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Cyréna Samba-Mayela

FRAWomen

Birth dateOct 31, 2000

BirthplaceChampigny-sur-Marne, France

Height1.66 m

Weight-

Cyréna Samba-Mayela is a French athlete who competes in the 60 metres hurdles and 100 metres hurdles.

She won the gold medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships where she lowered the current French national record to 7.73 seconds, and the gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, where she established a new personal best, national record and championship record at 12.31 seconds.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Samba-Mayela won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles event. Samba-Mayela holds European under-18 bests in the 60 m and 100 m hurdles. She won silver medals for the 100 m hurdles at the 2017 World U18 Championships and 2021 European U23 Championships.

Key facts

100 m hurdles

12.31

#17 all-time

60 m hurdles

7.73

2026 season best

12.50

Jun 20, 2026 · Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX (USA)

2026 season best

Last competition

Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix

Jul 14, 2026 · 13.09

Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 silver

Record

National record · 100 m hurdles 12.31

National record

Age

25 years old

As of Sep 19, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.31 (#17 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.73, 2026 season best 12.50 (Jun 20, 2026, Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX (USA)) · Last competition: Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Jul 14, 2026, 13.09 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · National record (100 m hurdles) · 25 years old

Personal bests

11.53

23.96*

12.31

4x100m

45.72

1.60

5.09*

60mH

7.73

60m

7.30

200m-short-track

24.59

50Metres

6.90

60MetresHu

8.10

SprintMedl

2:08.48

100MetresH

12.80

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	1	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	100mH	12.50	+1.5	Jun 20, 2026	↑	ATX Classic, Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX - National Events
2025	100mH	13.30	+2.7	Aug 24, 2025	↑	4J Studios scottishathletics National Senior & Under 17 Champs
2024	60mH	7.73	-	Mar 3, 2024	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
2024	100mH	12.31	+0.8	Jun 8, 2024	↑	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
2023	60mH	7.84	-	Feb 22, 2023	↑	World Indoor Tour Madrid 2023, Gallur, Madrid (i) - Indoor Meeting
2023	100m	11.53	+1.2	May 31, 2023	↑	Montreuil International Meeting, Stade des Grands Pêchers, Montreuil
2023	100mH	12.68	+0.5	Jul 30, 2023	↑	French Championships
2022	60m	7.34	-	Feb 12, 2022	↑	Halle Stéphane Diagana, Lyon (FRA) (i)
2022	60mH	7.78	-	Mar 19, 2022	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Štark Arena, Beograd (i)
2022	100mH	12.72	+3.8	May 13, 2022	↑	Ooredoo Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (i) - Diamond Discipline
2021	60mH	7.94	-	Feb 20, 2021	↑	French Indoor Championships
2021	100mH	12.75	+0.9	Jun 27, 2021	↑	French Championships
2020	60m	7.30	-	Jan 25, 2020	↑	Stade Couvert Stephane Diagana, Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2020	60mH	7.98	-	Feb 8, 2020	↑	Salle Maryvonne Dupureur, St-Brieuc (FRA) (i)
2020	100mH	12.73	+1.5	Sep 12, 2020	↑	French Championships
2019	60mH	8.27	-	Jan 27, 2019	↑	Meeting de Paris, Paris (i)
2018	100mH	13.00	+1.9	May 20, 2018	↑	Grenoble (FRA)
2018	4x100m	45.72	-	Jun 9, 2018	↑	Poitiers (FRA)
2017	HJ	1.60	-	Apr 23, 2017	-	Maisons-Alfort (FRA)
2017	60m	7.48	-	Feb 18, 2017	↑	Bordeaux (FRA) (i)
2017	60MetresHu	8.10	-	Feb 11, 2017	↑	Nantes (FRA) (i)
2017	60mH	8.24	-	Feb 25, 2017	↑	Minsk (BLR) (i)
2017	100m	11.73	+0.8	Jun 17, 2017	↑	Antony (FRA)
2017	100MetresH	12.80	+4.1	Jul 16, 2017	↑	IAAF World U18 Championships
2017	100mH	13.22	+1.5	May 21, 2017	↑	Toulouse (FRA)
2017	200m	23.96	+2.9	Jun 25, 2017	↑	Cergy-Pontoise (FRA)
2017	200m-short-track	25.02	-	Jan 14, 2017	↓	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2016	LJ	5.09	+5.0	May 8, 2016	-	Longjumeau (FRA)
2016	60m	7.56	-	Dec 10, 2016	↑	Paris (FRA) (i)
2016	60MetresHu	8.33	-	Nov 27, 2016	↑	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2016	100m	12.04	+1.6	Jun 4, 2016	↑	Créteil (FRA)
2016	100MetresH	13.32	+1.1	Jul 2, 2016	↑	Chateauroux (FRA)
2016	200m	24.59	-	Nov 27, 2016	↑	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2016	200m-short-track	24.59	-	Nov 27, 2016	↓	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2016	4x100m	46.60	-	May 8, 2016	↑	Longjumeau (FRA)
2016	SprintMedl	2:08.48	-	Jul 17, 2016	-	Tbilisi European U18 Championships, New District Stadium, Tbilisi
2015	50Metres	6.90	-	Oct 25, 2015	-	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2015	60m	7.83	-	Nov 21, 2015	↑	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)
2015	60MetresHu	8.60	-	Dec 20, 2015	↑	Eaubonne (FRA) (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	13.09	-0.4	Jul 14	Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
100mH	12.63	+2.3	Jun 20	ATX Classic, Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX - National Events
100mH	12.50	+1.5	Jun 20	ATX Classic, Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX - National Events
100mH	12.62	+1.5	Jun 14	USATF LA Grand Prix
100mH	12.62	+1.5	Jun 13	USATF LA Grand Prix
100mH	12.65	+1.3	Jun 6	USATF Lone Star Grand Prix
100mH	13.17	+0.8	Apr 28	Simbine Classic
100mH	13.13	-0.4	Apr 26	Botswana Golden Grand Prix
100mH	13.65	-5.5	Apr 18	Addis Ababa Grand Prix

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	13.30	+2.7	Aug 24	4J Studios scottishathletics National Senior & Under 17 Champs
100mH	13.37	-0.1	Aug 24	4J Studios scottishathletics National Senior & Under 17 Champs

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	12.78	+0.4	Sep 14	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.78	+0.4	Sep 13	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.82	-0.5	Sep 8	Boris Hanžeković Memorial, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb
100mH	12.40	+0.8	Sep 5	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events
100mH	12.57	-0.4	Aug 30	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.49	-0.3	Aug 25	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.47	-0.5	Aug 25	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.69	-0.9	Aug 22	Athletissima Lausanne
100mH	12.52	-0.7	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.34	-0.3	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.56	+0.8	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.52	-0.7	Aug 9	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.56	+0.8	Aug 7	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.83	+0.9	Jul 21	CAS Meeting International
100mH	12.72	+0.3	Jul 21	CAS Meeting International
100mH	12.66	+0.8	Jul 16	Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, Stadion Allmend, Luzern - Pre-Programme
100mH	12.85	+0.3	Jul 16	Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, Stadion Allmend, Luzern - Pre-Programme
100mH	12.31	+0.8	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
100mH	12.43	+0.4	Jun 8	European Athletics Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Roma
100mH	12.52	-0.9	May 25	Prefontaine Classic
100mH	12.63	-1.0	May 18	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
100mH	12.52	+1.9	May 11	PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet
100mH	12.44	+3.2	May 11	PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet
100mH	12.55	-0.2	Apr 20	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline
100mH	12.65	-0.8	Apr 13	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Invitational Events
100mH	12.51	+2.5	Apr 13	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Invitational Events
60mH	7.74	-	Mar 3	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	7.73	-	Mar 3	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	7.81	-	Mar 3	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	7.74	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	7.81	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	7.73	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
60mH	8.00	-	Feb 18	French Indoor Championships
60mH	7.87	-	Feb 18	French Indoor Championships
60mH	7.87	-	Feb 17	French Indoor Championships
60mH	8.00	-	Feb 17	French Indoor Championships
60mH	7.90	-	Feb 9	Tyson Invitational
60mH	8.30	-	Feb 9	Tyson Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	12.95	-0.7	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Cyréna Samba-Mayela's 100 m hurdles personal best?

Cyréna Samba-Mayela's 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.31, set on Jun 8, 2024 in Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA), #17 on the all-time list.

Which events does Cyréna Samba-Mayela compete in?

Cyréna Samba-Mayela competes in the 100 m hurdles and 60 m hurdles.

How did Cyréna Samba-Mayela perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 12.50, set on Jun 20, 2026 in Southwestern University Track Stadium, Georgetown, TX (USA). Last competition: Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix on Jul 14, 2026, 13.09.

How many medals has Cyréna Samba-Mayela won?

Cyréna Samba-Mayela has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Cyréna Samba-Mayela

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

Frequently asked questions