Marie-Josée Ta Lou

Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou-Smith is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 m. She finished fourth in the 100 metres and 200 metres finals at the 2016 Olympic Games, missing out on a medal in the 100m by seven-thousandths of a second (0.007). She then won silver medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships, the latter in the national record time of 22.08 seconds. Her 100 metres best is 10.72 seconds (2022), thus making her the African record holder.

18 November 1988

Born on the same birth date (18 November 1988): Jeffrey Jordan • Michael Roach (soccer)

Born on the same birth day (18 November): Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora • Frances Marion • Graham Coughlan • Lamoral, Count of Egmont • Michael Roach (soccer) • Nic Pothas

Born in the same month (November 1988): Aiden Tolman • Chiyotairyū Hidemasa • Conchita Wurst • David Depetris • David Mead (rugby league) • Jessica Lowndes • Jessie Loutit • Joe Cole (actor) • Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1988) • Marie-Laure Brunet • Morgan Parra • Nathan Ross (rugby league) • Phillip Hughes • Scarlett Pomers