Djénébou Danté (born 7 August 1989) is a

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

an athlete specialising in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She represented her country in the 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships. She competed in the Women's 400 metres at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. She placed 5th in her heat with a time of 52.85 seconds. She was the flagbearer for Mali during the Parade of Nations. She won the gold medal at the 2017 Francophony Games with the time of 52.23 seconds. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.98 (+0.6 m/s) (Bruay la Buissiere, France 2015) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.84 (+1.0 m/s) (Bruay la Buissiere, France 2015) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 52.16 (Marseille, France 16/07/2017) NR

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All-Athletics profile
1989 births Living people Malian female sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mali African Games competitors for Mali Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Malian people Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Mali-athletics-bio-stub