Fodé Sissoko

Malian sprinter

Fodé Sissoko
Personal information
Born	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27)
Sport
Country	Mali
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres

Fodé Sissoko (born 9 October 1996^[1]) is a Malian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.^[2] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3] He also competed in the same event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

He currently resides in Lille, France. In an interview, he explained his reasoning behind the move.^[4] He said the political conditions in Mali weren't conducive to him reaching the top level, thus moving to France would allow him to reach a new level. However, he continues to compete on behalf of Mali while living outside his homeland.^{[citation needed]}

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 10.48 (Montgeron 2020)
200 metres – 20.52 (Kortrijk 2018) NR
400 metres – 46.28 (Brussels 2018)

Indoor

60 metres – 6.80 (Liévin 2019)
200 metres – 20.88 (Miramas 2021) NR
300 metres – 33.15 (Ghent 2019)
400 metres – 47.58 (Liévin 2019) NR

References

^ "Fode Sissoko | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ Fodé Sissoko at World Athletics
^ "SISSOKO Fode". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Cornette, Damian. "A la rencontre de Fodé Sissoko, l'athlète malien de la Métropole Lilloise". www.peperenews.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2022.