Amadou Gakou | |
Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Sport: | Sprint running |
Pb: | 400 m – 45.01 (1968) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Amadou Gakou (born 25 March 1940) is a retired Senegalese sprinter. He competed in the 400 m event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics with the best achievement of fourth place in 1968, setting a national record at 45.01 seconds. He won a silver medal at the 1965 All-Africa Games.
His sister is the grandmother of 400 metres runner Fatou Bintou Fall.[1]