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 nameArthur Gue Cissé
NationalityIvorian
Born (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996
Man, Ivory Coast
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
ClubEFS Reims Athlétisme[1]
Coached byAnthony Koffi[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Rabat 100 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Asaba 100 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Durban 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Asaba 4×100 m relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku 4×100 m relay
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place2017 Abidjan 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2017 Abidjan 100 m
Silver medal – second place2017 Abidjan 200 m
African Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 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
EventTimeWindVenueDateNotes
60 m6.53—Berlin, Germany1 February 2019NR
—5 February 2021=NR
100 m9.93+1.9Leverkusen, Germany24 July 2019NR
150 m15.15+0.5Ostrava, Czech Republic8 September 2020NR
200 m20.23+0.9Doha, Qatar25 September 2020NR
4×100 m relay38.92—Asaba, Nigeria3 August 2018[6]

International championship results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeWind (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

1Representing Africa

Circuit wins

100 m seasonal bests
YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201410.72−0.3Marrakech, Morocco10 August
201510.53+0.4Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo13 September
201610.39−0.9Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana4 June
+0.5Durban, South Africa22 June
201710.19+1.0Bilbao, Spain24 June
20189.94−0.2Leverkusen, Germany16 June
20199.93+1.9Leverkusen, Germany24 July
202010.04+0.3Rome, Italy17 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.
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