Fatoumata Samassékou

Fatoumata Samassékou (born 31 December 1987, in Abidjan[1]) is a swimmer who competed for Mali at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Athletic career

In 2012, she competed in the women's 50 m freestyle and finished in 62nd place with a time of 31.88 seconds. In 2016, she competed in the same event and tied for 81st place with a time of 33.71 seconds.[2][3][4][5]

Personal life

Samassékou lived in ïssata Labita and protested lack of compensation for demolitions in the area to make way for airport construction.[6]

References
  1. "Fatoumata Samassekou Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. BBC Sport Profile
  3. NBC Olympics page
  4. Journal du Mali JO de Londres : quelles chances pour les athlètes maliens ? Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine "..son concitoyen Oumar Koné essaiera de remporter une médaille au judo. Quant à Rahmatou Dramé, le porte drapeau de la délégation malienne lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture, elle courra le 100m. Moussa Camara défendra les couleurs nationales lors du 800m. Enfin, en natation, ce sont Mamadou Soumaré et Fatoumata Samassékou qui représenteront le pays à Londres."
  5. "Womens 50m Freestyle". 2016-08-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Malijet.co (2 February 2021). "Démolition de la zone aéroportuaire dite prioritaire: Les détenteurs de titres provisoires demandent à être indemnisés". Malijet. Retrieved 2023-01-03.


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