Arthur Cissé

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]

Arthur Cissé

Arthur Cissé at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Gue Cissé
Nationality	Ivorian
Born	(1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 28) Man, Ivory Coast
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	EFS Reims Athlétisme[1]
Coached by	Anthony Koffi[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	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 2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m relay 2019 Rabat 100 m African Championships 2018 Asaba 100 m 2016 Durban 4×100 m relay 2018 Asaba 4×100 m relay 2024 Douala 4×100 m relay Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 100 m 2017 Baku 4×100 m relay Jeux de la Francophonie 2017 Abidjan 4×100 m relay 2017 Abidjan 100 m 2017 Abidjan 200 m African Junior Championships 2015 Addis Ababa 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.^[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
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	8th	60 m	6.69	—N/a
	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	13th (sf)	100 m	10.30	+1.1
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	15th (sf)	100 m	10.16	+0.3
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	1st	100 m	9.89 IRM
2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	3rd	100 m	10.24	+0.9
			1st	4×100 m relay	39.32	—N/a
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	55th (h)	100 m	11.58	0.0
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	-	4×100 m relay	DNF	—N/a
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	3rd	4×100 m relay	39.77	—N/a
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	48th (h)	100 m	10.31	+0.2
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	19th (sf)	60 m	6.67	—N/a

¹Representing Africa

Circuit wins

• Diamond League
  • Doha: 2020 (200 m)
• World Athletics Indoor Tour (60 m)
  • Madrid: 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	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.