Arthur Cissé Explained

Arthur Cissé
Fullname:Arthur Gue Cissé
Nationality:Ivorian
Birth Date:29 December 1996
Birth Place:Man, Ivory Coast
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprints
Club:EFS Reims Athlétisme
Coach:Anthony Koffi[1]

Arthur Gue Cissé (born 29 December 1996) is an Ivorian professional sprinter specializing in the sprints.[2] 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. He has won several medals at the international level including a gold medal in the 2015 African Games relay and a silver medal in the 2018 African Championships 100 m.

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.[3] [4] 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.[2]

Personal bests

Event Time Wind Venue Date Notes
6.53 Berlin, Germany 1 February 2019
5 February 2021 =
9.93 +1.9 Leverkusen, Germany 24 July 2019
15.15 +0.5 Ostrava, Czech Republic 8 September 2020
20.23 +0.9 25 September 2020
38.92 Asaba, Nigeria 3 August 2018 [5]

International championship results

Representing the
2014African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco23rd100 m10.86−0.2
2015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopiabgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.63−1.1
5th200 m21.92−2.3
4thdata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay41.46
African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo18th100 m10.55+0.3
bgcolor=gold1stdata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay38.93
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa16th100 m10.49 +2.1Wind-assisted
bgcolor=silver2nddata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay38.98
2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan5th100 m10.43+0.6
3rddata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay39.82
Jeux de la FrancophonieAbidjan, Ivory Coastbgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.34+0.1
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m20.93−1.0
bgcolor=gold1stdata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay39.39
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, England9th60 m6.59
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeriabgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.33−2.1
3rddata-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay38.92
Continental CupOstrava, Czech Republic5th100 m10.2310.0
2019African GamesRabat, Moroccobgcolor=silver2nd100 m9.97+1.6
data-sort-value="8 alternate"3rd (semi 2)data-sort-value="400 relay"4×100 m relay39.97
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar24th100 m10.34+0.8
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan21st (sf)100 m10.18+0.9
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia8th60 m6.69
African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius13th (sf)100 m10.30+1.1
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th (sf)100 m10.16+0.3
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkeybgcolor=gold1st100 m9.89
2023Jeux de la FrancophonieKinshasa, DR Congo3rd100 m10.24+0.9
bgcolor=gold1st4×100 m relay39.32
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary55th (h)100 m11.580.0
2024African GamesAccra, Ghana3rd4×100 m relayDNF
African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon3rd4×100 m relay39.77
1Representing Africa

Circuit wins

2020 (200 m)

2021

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 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 and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Gue Cissé, la nouvelle pépite ivoirienne . ivoirematin.com . Ivoire Matin . 31 July 2018 . 3 August 2019.
  2. Web site: ATHLETE PROFILE Arthur CISSÉ . worldathletics.org . . 24 February 2021.
  3. Web site: IAAF Diamond League: Simbine faces tough field in 100m . Breakfast . Siviwe . thesouthafrican.com . The South African . 28 June 2018 . 2 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Gina Lückenkemper rennt 11,16, Arthur Cissé 9,94 Sekunden . Koken . Harold . leichtathletik.de . Leichtathletik . 16 June 2018 . 2 February 2019.
  5. Web site: African championships, Asaba (Nigeria) . africathle.com . Africathle . 5 August 2018 . 3 February 2019.