Cheikhou 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 m, a result he achieved in Bad Langensalza on June 15, 1997. As this happened before he became a French national, 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
Representing 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada33rd (q)Long jump6.49 m1989Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco7thLong jump7.48 m1994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France6th4 × 100 m relay40.69 s1stLong jump8.06 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th (q)Long jump7.86 m1World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden18th (q)Long jump7.85 mAll-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe1stLong jump8.10 m1996African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon2ndLong jump7.79 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States16th (q)Long jump7.91 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)Long jump7.84 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece7thLong jump7.98 mJeux de la FrancophonieAntananarivo, Madagascar1stLong jump8.19 mRepresenting 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain23rd (q)Long jump7.76 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia20th (q)Long jump7.87 m2001Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia6thLong jump7.76 m 1No mark in the final
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