Léna Kandissounon

Léna Kandissounon (born 26 November 1998) is a French track and field athlete. In 2021 she became French national champion over 400m indoor.[1]

Léna Kandissounon
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m, 800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 53.39 (Grenoble, 2022)
800m: 1:59.65 (Paris, 2023)

Early life

Born in Brest, with Franco-Beninese heritage, Kandissounon grew up in Aulnay-sous-Bois in the suburbs of Paris.[2]

Career

Coached by Marc Reuzé, at the Haute Bretagne Athlé, in Rennes, Kandissounon splits her time between Paris and Brittany.[3] She won the French national under-23 indoor title over 800m, in 2020, in Saint-Brieuc.[4] The following year she won the indoor national senior title.[5]

Kandissounon reached the semi-final at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, in March 2023.[6] In June 2023 she set a new personal best and ran sub-two minutes for the 800m for the first time, achieving 1:59.65 at the 2023 Paris Diamond League event.[7]

References
  1. "L.kandissounon". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. Théréné, Yves-Marie (18 February 2021). "Léna Kandissounon, la dernière pépite de l'athlétisme breton". letelegramme.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. Mangeard, Nicolas (25 June 2022). "Athlétisme. Championnat de France à Caen : Léna Kandissounon tourne autour du Graal". ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. "Athlétisme: Lena Kandissounon, 800 m de bonheur". Letelegramme.fr. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. "THE BREATHTAKING FINAL OF THE BRESTOISE LÉNA KANDISSOUNON". Newsouest.fr. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. Lebouchard, Chloe (26 April 2023). "Athletics. Léna Kandissounon on an internship in South Africa: "We are doing a little more kilometres!". Ouest-France.fr.
  7. "Full 2023 Paris Diamond League Results (June 9)". World-track.org. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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