Arthur Cissé

Arthur Gue Cissé (born 29 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional sprinter specializing in the 100-metre and 60-metre sprints.[5] He owns the Ivorian national record in both distances with a time of 9.93 s in the 100 m and a time of 6.53 s in the 60 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]

Arthur Cissé
Personal information
Full nameArthur Gue Cissé
NationalityIvorian
Born (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
ClubEFS Reims Athlétisme[1]
Coached byAnthony Koffi[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

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 IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.[5]

Personal bests

EventTimeWindCompetitionVenueDateNotes
60 m6.53n/aISTAF IndoorBerlin, Germany1 February 2019NR
100 m9.93+1.9Bayer ClassicsLeverkusen, Germany24 July 2019NR
200 m20.77−1.1CAA Grand Prix BamakoBamako, Mali3 June 2017
20.67 w+2.5French Club ChampionshipsReims, France20 May 2018Wind-assisted
4×100 m relay38.92n/aAfrican ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria3 August 2018[6]

100 m seasonal bests

YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201410.72−0.3Marrakech, Morocco10 August
201510.53+0.4Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo13 September
201610.39−0.9Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana4 June
+0.5Durban, South Africa22 June
201710.19+1.0Bilbao, Spain24 June
20189.94−0.2Leverkusen, Germany16 June
20199.93+1.9Leverkusen, Germany24 July

International championship results

Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeWind 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

1Representing Africa

Notes

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

References

  1. "Arthur Gue Cissé, la nouvelle pépite ivoirienne". ivoirematin.com. Ivoire Matin. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. "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. 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. "Athlétisme: l'Ivoirien Arthur Cissé vainqueur du meeting de Leverkusen". journaldutchad.com. Journal du Tchad. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. "ARTHUR CISSÉ ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "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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