Fatimata Diasso

Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (born 18 June 1990)[1][2] is an Ivorian athlete who competes in the long jump, 100 and 200 metres. She competes in the T11 visual impairment class, in which she won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Fatimata Diasso
Personal information
Full nameFatimata Brigitte Diasso
National teamIvory Coast
Born18 June 1990 (1990-06-18) (age 33)
Dabou, Côte d'Ivoire
Sport
CountryIvory Coast
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classT11
Event(s)Long jump, 100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Ivory Coast
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroLong jump T11
Updated on 5 November 2017.

Career

Since she was a child, Fatimata Diasso has had a visual impairment.[3] She competes in the long jump, alongside a guide.[4] Her disability class is T11, which means she has little to no visual ability.[5] Fatima Diasso had been due to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, but could not due to an injury.[3] Diasso began training in France in 2014, joining the AJBO athletics club.[5]

Diasso competed for the Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Taking part in the women's T11 long jump, she finished second with a jump of 4.89 metres (16.0 ft) behind Brazil's Silvania de Oliveira.[6] She also ran in the T11 100 metres and 200 metres, but failed to reach the podium in each case.[7]

There was not a great deal of response in the Ivory Coast to Diasso's medal initially, but there was a call in the media for her to receive a similar award from the government as Olympic medallist Ruth Gbagbi.[5] Diasso was subsequently awarded 40 million West African CFA franc and a villa for winning the silver medal.[4]

References
  1. "Rio 2016: DIASSO Fatimata Brigitte". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 18 September 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. Feauxzar, Papatia (16 September 2016). "Meet The Athletes That Are Making Us Proud At The Rio Paralympic Games". Mvslim.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Côte d'Ivoire: Médaillée d'argent aux Jeux Paralympiques de Rio, Fatimata Diasso reçoit 40 millions et une villa" (in French). Koaci. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "Cote d'Ivoire: Accueil Contraste pour Fatimata Diasso, la Medailee des jeux Paralympiques de Rio". Le 360. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Brazil takes gold and bronze in women's long jump". Agencia Brasil. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "L'homme de Rio : Fatimata Diasso, Ivoirienne, médaille d'argent au saut en longueur non voyant". Vivre FM. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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