Zaynab Dosso

Zaynab Dosso (born 12 September 1999) is an Italian sprinter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 100 m relay.^[2]

Zaynab Dosso

Dosso in 2019
Personal information
National team	Italy (13 caps)[1]
Born	(1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25) Man, Ivory Coast
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Fiamme Azzurre[1]
Coached by	Loredana Riccardi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m indoor: 7.02 (2024) NR 100 m: 11.02 (2024) NR 200 m: 24.01 (2017)
Medal record Representing  Italy World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 60 m European Championships 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay 2024 Rome 100 m

Julien Alfred and Zaynab Dosso at Glasgow 2024.

Biography

Daughter of Ivorian parents who moved to Italy in 2002, Zaynab came to Italy in 2009 when she was ten; she acquired Italian citizenship in 2016.^[1]

National records

• 100 metres: 11.01 ( Rome, 9 June 2024) – current holder^[3]
• 60 metres (i): 7.02 ( Toruń, 6 February 2024) – current holder

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
2019	European Team Championships	Bydgoszcz	5th	100 m	11.70	[note 1]
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.20	SB
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade	12th	60 m	7.16	[note 2]
	World Championships	Eugene	21st	100 m	11.28	[note 3]
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	42.92	[note 4]
	European Championships	Munich	7th	100 m	11.37	[note 5]
			3rd	4 x 100 m relay	42.84
2023	European Team Championships	Chorzów	12th	100 m	11.45	SB
	2023 World Athletics Championships	Budapest	18th	100 m	11.19	[note 6]
			4th	4 x 100 m relay	42.49	[note 7]
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow	3rd	60 m	7.05
	World Relays	Nassau	11th	4 x 100 m relay	43.08
	European Championships	Rome	3rd	100 m	11.03	[note 8]

National titles

She has won five national titles at individual senior level.

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 100 metres: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023^[4]
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 60 metres: 2022, 2024

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.01 (+2.0 m/s, 9 June 2024, Rome) NR

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.02 (6 February 2024, Toruń) NR

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Italian all-time lists – 100 metres
• Naturalized athletes of Italy

Notes

1. She ran a better crono 11.49 in the heats
2. She ran a better crono 7.14 SB in semi-finals
3. She ran a better crono 11.26 in semi-finals
4. They ran a better crono 42.71 SB in semi-finals
5. She ran a better crono 11.28 in semi-finals
6. She ran a better crono 11.14 SB in the heats
7. They set a 42.14 NR in the heats
8. She ran a better crono and set a NR of 11.01 in the heats.^[3]