Emma Montoya
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprint, Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.76 (Monaco, 2024) 400m hurdles: 56.35 (Limoges, 2025) |
Emma Montoya (born 30 April 1999) is a French sprinter and hurdler.[1]
Early life
She is from La Gaude in the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in the south of France. She studied for six years in the United States at Boston University.[2]
Career
In 2018, she was runner-up at the French junior championships over 400 metres.[3] She placed fourth at the senior French Athletics Championships in Albi in 2023, over 400 metres hurdles.[4]
On 10 April 2025, she was named in the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[5] She competed in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay as the French team finished second behind the United States in their heat to secure a place at the 2025 World Championships.[6][7]
She competed for France in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain.[8] She was selected as part of the French team for the relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
References
- ^ "Emma Montoya". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ ""We're going to dream big": Emma Montoya from Nice, a guest of Les Yeux dans les Jeux, hopes to qualify for the 4x400m". Monaco-Matin. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "French Athletics Championships (cadets and juniors): Fireworks for the NCAA and Sacha Alessandrini!". Nicepremium. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "French Championships". World Athletics. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "France names team for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Two French relays qualified for the World Athletics Championships". Lequipe. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.