Mohamed Lamine Dansoko

Mohamed Lamine Dansoko (born 15 March 1998) is a Guinean male sprinter, specializing in the 100 metres. He represented his nation Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and also achieved a personal best of 10.93 seconds in his signature race at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.[1]

Mohamed Lamine Dansoko
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Lamine Dansoko
Born (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)
Conakry, Guinea
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Guinea
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 10.93 s (2015)
Updated on 29 August 2015

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Dansoko competed for the Guinean squad in the men's 100 metres. There, he ran the first of three heats against seven other sprinters with a sixth-place time of 11.05 seconds, failing to progress from the preliminary round.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "30è édition JO Rio 2016: la Guinée avec 5 athlètes pour 3 disciplines ralliera les lieux de la compétition en retard" [30th edition of the Olympics – Rio 2016: 5 Guinean athletes competing in 3 sports will rally the tournament] (in French). Mediaguinee.org. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Athletics: Men's 100m Preliminary Round – Heat 1". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016/Athlétisme : Mohamed Lamine Dansoko entre déception et tristesse" [Rio 2016: Athletics – Mohamed Lamine Dansoko ends his campaign with misery and disappointment'] (in French). Guineé TV 1. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

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