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 27) 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 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	—	Berlin, Germany	1 February 2019	NR
		—		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	—	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	—	PB
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	18th	100 m	10.55	+0.3
			1st	4×100 m relay	38.93	—	PB
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	16th	100 m	10.49 w	+2.1	Wind-assisted
			2nd	4×100 m relay	38.98	—
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	5th	100 m	10.43	+0.6
			3rd	4×100 m relay	39.82	—
	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	—
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	9th	60 m	6.59	—
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	2nd	100 m	10.33	−2.1	[6]
			3rd	4×100 m relay	38.92	—	[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	—	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	—
	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	—
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	55th (h)	100 m	11.58	0.0
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	3rd	4×100 m relay	DNF	—
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	3rd	4×100 m relay	39.77	—
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	48th (h)	100 m	10.31	+0.2

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.

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. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
4. "Athlétisme: l'Ivoirien Arthur Cissé vainqueur du meeting de Leverkusen". journaldutchad.com. Journal du Tchad. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
5. "ATHLETE PROFILE Arthur CISSÉ". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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.

External links

• Arthur Cissé at World Athletics