Cheikh Touré
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Cheikh Tidiane Touré is a Senegal
-born French
athlete who specialised in the long jump
. He retired after the 2003 season.
His best international performance came in the 1997 World Championships
, where he finished 7th.
His personal best jump was 8.46, a result he achieved in Bad Langensalza
on June 15, 1997. As this happened before he became a French citizen, the result was an African record
which stood for over twelve years. Ignisious Gaisah
of Ghana jumped 8.51 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=35621.html. On July 4, 2009, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
of South Africa
jumped 8.50 m in Madrid
setting a new record.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
-born French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
athlete who specialised in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
. He retired after the 2003 season.
His best international performance came in the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
, where he finished 7th.
His personal best jump was 8.46, a result he achieved in Bad Langensalza
Bad Langensalza
Bad Langensalza is a city in the County of Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia, Germany, with a population of c. 18,500 .-History:...
on June 15, 1997. As this happened before he became a French citizen, the result was an African record
African records in athletics
African records in athletics are the best marks set in a track and field and road running events by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics . The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it...
which stood for over twelve years. Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He...
of Ghana jumped 8.51 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=35621.html. On July 4, 2009, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
jumped 8.50 m in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
setting a new record.