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Amadou Gakou

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Amadou Gakou
Amadou Gakou at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 March 1940 (1940-03-25) (age 84)
Dakar, Senegal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportSprint running
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m – 45.01 (1968)
Medal record
Representing  Senegal
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Brazzaville 400 m

Amadou Gakou (born 25 March 1940) is a retired Senegalese sprinter. He competed in the 400 m event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics with the best achievement of fourth place in 1968, setting a national record at 45.01 seconds. He won a silver medal at the 1965 All-Africa Games.[1]

His sister is the grandmother of 400 metres runner Fatou Bintou Fall.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amadou Gakou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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