Aïssata Denn Conte

Aïssata Deen Conte
Conte, 2018
Personal information
NationalityGuinea
Born (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
100 metres

Aïssata Deen Conte (born 4 September 2001) is a Guinean Olympic athlete.[1]

Career

Conte competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires however she was disqualified from the 400 metres race. Conte was selected to represent Guinea in the women's 100 metres race at the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[2] However, Conte did not have a smooth run into the Games; The Guinean sports ministry initially pulled all their athletes out of the event due to fears around the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was rescinded two days before the opening ceremony in Tokyo, allowing their athletes to compete at short notice.[3] Despite the upheaval, Conte ran a personal best time for the 100 metres of 12.43 seconds, although did not advance from her heat.[4]

In June 2022, she competed over 100 metres at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in St Pierre, Mauritius, running 12.92 seconds without advancing from her heat.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Aissata Denn CONTE | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Tokyo: Focus on Yarie, Tahirou and Aissata, the 3 Guinean athletes who remain in the running". africaguinee.com.
  3. ^ "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Guinea reverses decision to pull out of Tokyo Games over COVID fears". July 22, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
  4. ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2025.