Cheick Sallah Cissé (born 19 September 1993) is an Ivorian

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athlete. After winning gold at the

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in the men's 80 kg, he represented Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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in the same category. He reached the final of the tournament, competing against Britain's Lutalo Muhammad. Behind by six points to five, Cissé scored with a head-kick in the final second of the match to win the tie 8–6 and take the gold medal. The gold was Ivory Coast's first ever Olympic title, and came on a night where Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze in the women's 67 kg taekwondo, increasing the country's all-time Olympic medals from one to three in one session. He also qualified for the

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in the men's 80 kg event.

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