Cheikh Touré
Cheikh Tidiane Touré (born January 25, 1970) 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 . On July 4, 2009, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa jumped 8.50 m in Madrid setting a new record.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Senegal | |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 33rd (q) | Long jump | 6.49 m (wind: -1.4 m/s) |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 1st | Long jump | 8.06 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th (q) | Long jump | 7.86 m1 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th (q) | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
| All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st | Long jump | 8.10 m | |
| 1996 | African Championships | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 2nd | Long jump | 7.79 m |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 16th (q) | Long jump | 7.91 m | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 13th (q) | Long jump | 7.84 m |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | Long jump | 7.98 m | |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 1st | Long jump | 8.19 m | |
Representing  France | |||||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 7.76 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 20th (q) | Long jump | 7.87 m |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 6th | Long jump | 7.76 m |
1No mark in the final
References
- Cheikh Touré profile at IAAF