Léna Kandissounon (born 26 November 1998) is a French track and field athlete. In 2021 she became French national champion over 400m indoor.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 26 November 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400m, 800m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 53.39 (Grenoble, 2022) 800m: 1:59.65 (Paris, 2023) |
Early life edit
Born in Brest, with Franco-Beninese heritage, Kandissounon grew up in Aulnay-sous-Bois in the suburbs of Paris.[2]
Career edit
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 edit
- ^ "L.kandissounon". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Théréné, Yves-Marie (18 February 2021). "Léna Kandissounon, la dernière pépite de l'athlétisme breton". letelegramme.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Mangeard, Nicolas (25 June 2022). "Athlétisme. Championnat de France à Caen : Léna Kandissounon tourne autour du Graal". ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Athlétisme: Lena Kandissounon, 800 m de bonheur". Letelegramme.fr. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "THE BREATHTAKING FINAL OF THE BRESTOISE LÉNA KANDISSOUNON". Newsouest.fr. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Lebouchard, Chloe (26 April 2023). "Athletics. Léna Kandissounon on an internship in South Africa: "We are doing a little more kilometres!". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Full 2023 Paris Diamond League Results (June 9)". World-track.org. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.