Léna Kandissounon Explained

Léna Kandissounon
Nationality:French
Sport:Athletics
Event:400m, 800m
Birth Date:26 November 1998
Pb:400m: 53.39 (Grenoble, 2022)
800m: 1:59.65 (Paris, 2023)

Léna Kandissounon (born 26 November 1998) is a French track and field athlete. In 2021 she became French national champion over 400m indoor.[1]

Early life

Born in Brest, with Franco-Beninese heritage, Kandissounon grew up in Aulnay-sous-Bois in the suburbs of Paris.[2]

Career

Coached by Marc Reuzé, at the Haute Bretagne Athlé, in Rennes, Kandissounon splits her time between Paris and Brittany.[3] She won the French national under-23 indoor title over 800m, in 2020, in Saint-Brieuc.[4] The following year she won the indoor national senior title.[5]

Kandissounon reached the semi-final at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in March 2023.[6] In June 2023 she set a new personal best and ran sub-two minutes for the 800m for the first time, achieving 1:59.65 at the 2023 Paris Diamond League event.[7]

She ran to fourth place in the final of the final of the 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, running 1:59.81.[8]

She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L.kandissounon. June 9, 2023. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Léna Kandissounon, la dernière pépite de l'athlétisme breton. 10 June 2023. letelegramme.fr. Yves-Marie. Théréné. 18 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Athlétisme. Championnat de France à Caen : Léna Kandissounon tourne autour du Graal. ouest-france.fr. 10 June 2023. Mangeard. Nicolas. 25 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Athlétisme: Lena Kandissounon, 800 m de bonheur. Letelegramme.fr. 10 June 2023. 9 February 2020.
  5. Web site: THE BREATHTAKING FINAL OF THE BRESTOISE LÉNA KANDISSOUNON. February 21, 2021. Newsouest.fr. 10 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Athletics. Léna Kandissounon on an internship in South Africa: "We are doing a little more kilometres!. 26 April 2023. Chloe. Lebouchard. Ouest-France.fr.
  7. Web site: Full 2023 Paris Diamond League Results (June 9). World-track.org. 10 June 2023. 9 June 2023 .
  8. Web site: European Championships. World Athletics. 12 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics. Watch Athletics. 8 September 2024. 5 August 2024.
  10. Web site: JO 2024 - Athletics. A record selection of Breton athletes for the Paris Games. Ouest-France. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.

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