Rachidatou Seini Maikido (born September 18, 1988) is a
Nigerien track and field athlete, who specialized in the
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 ...
. Seini Maikido represented
Niger at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing, where she competed for the
women's 400 metres. She ran in the third heat of the first preliminary round, finishing the race in last place. She also set both her personal best and a national record of 1:03.19, being one of two athletes who completed the heat after a minute. Seini Maikido, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed forty-ninth overall, and ranked below three mandatory slots for the next round.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Nigerien female sprinters
Living people
Olympic athletes for Niger
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
1988 births
Olympic female sprinters
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