Zaynab Dosso (born 12 September 1999) is an Italian sprinter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 100 m relay.[2]

Zaynab Dosso
Dosso in 2019
Personal information
National teamItaly (3 caps)[1]
Born (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 24)
Man, Ivory Coast
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
ClubFiamme Azzurre[1]
Coached byLoredana Riccardi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m indoor: 7.02 (2024) NR
  • 100 m: 11.14 (2023) NR
  • 200 m: 24.01 (2017)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow 60 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay
Julien Alfred and Zaynab Dosso at Glasgow 2024.

Biography edit

Daughter of Ivorian parents who moved to Italy in 2002, Zaynab came to Italy in 2009 when she was ten; she acquired Italian citizenship in 2016.[1]

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2019 European Team Championships   Bydgoszcz 6th 4×100 m relay 44.20 SB
2022 European Championships   Munich 7th 100 m 11.37 [note 1]
2022 European Championships   Munich 3rd 4 x 100m relay 42.84
2023 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 4x100m relay 42.49 [note 2]

National titles edit

She has won five national titles at individual senior level.

Personal bests edit

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.14 (+.4 m/s, 20 August 2023, Budapest, Hungary)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 7.02 (6 February 2024; Toruń, Poland)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ She ran a better crono 11.28 in semifinals
  2. ^ They set a 42.14 NR in the heats

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Zaynab Dosso Biography" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics DOSSO Zaynab". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ "Jacobs e Dosso, tricolore nel vento" (in Italian). fidal.it. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

External links edit