Lissa Labiche

Lissa Mary Audrey Labiche (born February 18, 1993) is Seychellois athlete competing in the high jump and occasionally long jump.

Lissa Labiche
Lisa Labiche holding the Seychelles female athlete of the year trophy for 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Seychelles
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump, long jump, heptathlon
College teamSouth Carolina Gamecocks[1]
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Seychelles
African Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BrazzavilleHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2011 MaputoHigh jump
Bronze medal – third place2015 BrazzavilleLong jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Porto NovoHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2016 DurbanHigh jump
Silver medal – second place2010 NairobiHigh jump
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Career

In the Women's high jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished tied for 20th place and did not advance to the final.

She competed for the Seychelles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She finished 29th in the qualifying round for women's high jump and did not advance to the finals.[2] She was the flag bearer for the Seychelles during the closing ceremony.[3]

Competition record

Lissa Labiche winning the gold medal in the high jump at the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2015.
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Seychelles
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 20th (q) High jump 1.74 m
African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st High jump 1.69 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 8th High jump 1.70 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd High jump 1.70 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 12th High jump 1.68 m
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 2nd High jump 1.70 m
3rd Heptathlon 4663 pts
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 3rd High jump 1.80 m
9th Long jump 5.70 m (w)
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 1st High jump 1.86 m (NR)
12th Long jump NM
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd High jump 1.88 m (NR)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th (q) High jump 1.85 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 18th (q) High jump 1.71 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 21st (q) High jump 1.89 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st High jump 1.91 m
3rd Long jump 6.25 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10th High jump 1.89 m
African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st High jump 1.85 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (q) High jump 1.85 m
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st High jump 1.91 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "Lissa Labiche - Track and Field". University of South Carolina Athletics.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.


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