{{Short description|French sprinter (born 1999)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = #3C5FC5 | name = Emma Montoya | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = French | education = Boston University (BA,MA) | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint, Hurdles | club = | worlds = | nationals = | pb = '''400m:''' 51.76 (Monaco, 2024)<br> '''400m hurdles:''' 56.35 (Limoges, 2025) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Emma Montoya''' (born 30 April 1999) is a French sprinter and hurdler.<ref>{{cite web|title= Emma Montoya |website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/france/emma-montoya-14674887 |accessdate=10 May 2025}}</ref>
==Early life== Emma is from La Gaude in the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in the south of France. She studied Biology for six years in the United States at Boston University.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.monacomatin.mc/athletisme/on-va-rever-grand-la-nicoise-emma-montoya-invitee-des-yeux-dans-les-jeux-espere-se-qualifier-sur-le-4x400m-924684|website=Monaco-Matin|accessdate=2 September 2024|title= "We're going to dream big": Emma Montoya from Nice, a guest of Les Yeux dans les Jeux, hopes to qualify for the 4x400m|date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
==Career== In 2018, Emma was runner-up at the French junior championships over 400 metres.<ref>{{cite web|date=24 July 2018|url= https://www.nicepremium.fr/sports/championnats-de-france-d-athletisme-cadets-et-juniors-feu-d-artifice-pour-le-ncaa-et-sacha23945/ |website=Nicepremium|title=French Athletics Championships (cadets and juniors): Fireworks for the NCAA and Sacha Alessandrini!|accessdate=6 September 2025}}</ref> She placed fourth at the senior French Athletics Championships in Albi in 2023, over 400 metres hurdles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7199349?eventId=10229523|date=30 July 2023 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=5 September 2025|title=French Championships }}</ref>
On 10 April 2025, Emma was named in the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/guangzhou25/news/news/france-team-world-athletics-relays-guangzhou-25 |website=World Athletics|date=10 April 2025|accessdate=11 April 2025|title= France names team for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6610/women-s-4x400-metres-relay-world-athletics-relays-championships-2025#google_vignette |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=10 May 2025|date=10 May 2025|title= Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=10 May 2025|url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Deux-relais-francais-qualifies-pour-les-championnats-du-monde-d-athletisme/1560606 |website=Lequipe|title=Two French relays qualified for the World Athletics Championships|accessdate=2 September 2025}}</ref>
Emma competed for France in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7173259?eventId=10229523&gender=W|date=26 June 2024 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=2 September 2025|title= European Athletics Team Championships First Division }}</ref> She was selected as part of the French team for the relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athle.fr/contenu/7068 |title=La sélection française |website=Athle.fr|accessdate=2 September 2025|date= 1 September 2025}}</ref>
In May 2026, she ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7216920?eventId=204596&gender=W |date=3 May 2026|title= World Athletics Relays |access-date=20 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/full-teams-list-countries-world-athletics-relays-gaborone-26 |title= World Athletics Relays 2026: All participating teams at Gaborone 26 – full list |date=21 April 2026 |access-date=29 April 2026| website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
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