Véronique Mang

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Véronique Ngo Mang

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39) Douala, Cameroon
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.11 s (Barcelona 2010) 200m: 22.92 s (Geneva 2004)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  France Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4 × 100 m relay European Championships 2010 Barcelona 100 metres 2010 Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 100 metres 2005 Almería 4 × 100 m relay Jeux de la Francophonie 2005 Niamey 100 metres 2005 Niamey 4 × 100 m relay

Véronique Ngo Mang (born December 15, 1984) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France.

She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she gained French citizenship. She started running at age 12 in France. She suffered a strained leg muscle in 2000 and a knee injury in 2001.

She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.^[1]

She competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in the 100 metres which was held at Almería. She went on to win gold, 0.02 ahead of compatriot Sylviane Félix. She later teamed up with Félix, Lina Jacques-Sebastien and Fabé Dia to win the 4 × 100 metres relay

She also competed at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Niamey. She went on to claim gold in the 100 metre event, compatriot Fabienne Beret-Martinel claimed bronze. She also won gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay with Beret-Martinel, Aurelie Kamga and Carima Louami.

Mang competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Despite being considered a medal contender, she only managed to reach the semi-final stage in the 100 metres. In the relay, she teamed up with Fabienne Beret-Martinel, Adrianna Lamalle and Muriel Hurtis-Houairi. The French women ran an impressive heat and were the fastest qualifiers in a time of 43.38. In the final, they did not finish the race due to a failed baton exchange.

In June 2013, she ruptured a tendon, preventing her from competing for 12 months.^[2]

She retired in 2016. Her hobbies are music, dancing and collecting postcards.^{[citation needed]}

• Véronique Mang at World Athletics
• Véronique Mang at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)