Arthur Cissé

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Arthur Cissé
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Arthur Cissé in 2021
Personal information
Full nameArthur Gue Cissé
NationalityIvorian
Born (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
ClubEFS Reims Athlétisme[1]
Coached byAnthony Koffi[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.53 NR (2019, 2021)[2]
  • 100 m: 9.93 NR (2019)[3][4]
  • 150 m: 15.15 NR (2020)
  • 200 m: 20.23 NR (2020)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Ivory Coast
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 100 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Asaba 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Asaba 4×100 m relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 4×100 m relay
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abidjan 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abidjan 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abidjan 200 m
African Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Addis Ababa 100 m

Arthur Gue Cissé (born 29 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional sprinter specializing in the sprints.[5] He owns the Ivorian national records in the 60 m, 100 m, 150 m, and 200 m distances, including a sub-10 second time of 9.93 s in the 100 m.[3][4][2] He has won several medals at the international level including a gold medal in the 2015 African Games 4 × 100 m relay and a silver medal in the 2018 African Championships 100 m.[6]

He became the 131st man to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m on 16 June 2018, setting a national record of 9.94 s.[7][8] He is coached by Anthony Koffi, the coach of fellow Ivorian sprinters and Olympians Ben Youssef Meïté and Marie-Josée Ta Lou.[1]

Statistics[]

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]

Personal bests[]

Event Time Wind Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.53 N/A Berlin, Germany 1 February 2019 NR
N/A 5 February 2021 =NR
100 m 9.93 +1.9 Leverkusen, Germany 24 July 2019 NR
150 m 15.15 +0.5 Ostrava, Czech Republic 8 September 2020 NR
200 m 20.23 +0.9 Doha, Qatar 25 September 2020 NR
4×100 m relay 38.92 N/A Asaba, Nigeria 3 August 2018 [6]

International championship results[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Notes
Representing the  Ivory Coast
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 23rd 100 m 10.86 −0.2
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd 100 m 10.63 −1.1 PB
5th 200 m 21.92 −2.3
4th 4×100 m relay 41.46 N/A PB
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 18th 100 m 10.55 +0.3
1st 4×100 m relay 38.93 N/A PB
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 16th 100 m 10.49 w +2.1 Wind-assisted
2nd 4×100 m relay 38.98 N/A
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th 100 m 10.43 +0.6
3rd 4×100 m relay 39.82 N/A
Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2nd 100 m 10.34 +0.1
2nd 200 m 20.93 −1.0
1st 4×100 m relay 39.39 N/A
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 9th 60 m 6.59 N/A
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 100 m 10.33 −2.1 [6]
3rd 4×100 m relay 38.92 N/A [6]
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th 100 m 10.231 0.0
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd 100 m 9.97 +1.6
3rd (semi 2) 4×100 m relay 39.97 N/A Q[note 1]
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th 100 m 10.34 +0.8
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf) 100 m 10.18 +0.9

1Representing Africa

Circuit wins[]

100 m seasonal bests[]

Year Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date
2014 10.72 −0.3 Marrakech, Morocco 10 August
2015 10.53 +0.4 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 13 September
2016 10.39 −0.9 Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana 4 June
+0.5 Durban, South Africa 22 June
2017 10.19 +1.0 Bilbao, Spain 24 June
2018 9.94 −0.2 Leverkusen, Germany 16 June
2019 9.93 +1.9 Leverkusen, Germany 24 July
2020 10.04 +0.3 Rome, Italy 17 September

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Ivory Coast qualified for the final, but Cissé did not run with the team in the final. The team placed 8th in the final.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Arthur Gue Cissé, la nouvelle pépite ivoirienne". ivoirematin.com. Ivoire Matin. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Great Performances From Sam Kendricks, Reece Prescod, Mihambo Mihambo And Nadine Müller Highlight ISTAF Berlin". letsrun.com. LetsRun.com. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Serge, Liman (25 July 2019). "Arthur Gué devance Asafa Powell et bat le record de Côte-d'Ivoire (100 m) au Bayer Classics Leverkusen". newsafricanow.com. News Africa Now. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Athlétisme: l'Ivoirien Arthur Cissé vainqueur du meeting de Leverkusen". journaldutchad.com. Journal du Tchad. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "ATHLETE PROFILE Arthur CISSÉ". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "African championships, Asaba (Nigeria)". africathle.com. Africathle. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ Breakfast, Siviwe (28 June 2018). "IAAF Diamond League: Simbine faces tough field in 100m". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ Koken, Harold (16 June 2018). "Gina Lückenkemper rennt 11,16, Arthur Cissé 9,94 Sekunden". leichtathletik.de. Leichtathletik. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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