Siaka Son (born 31 December 1980) is a retired Burkinabé sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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. His career highlight came when winning a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the

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, together with

Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou (born June 12, 1977) is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres.

, Innocent Bologo and

Gérard Kobéané Gérard Kobéané (born 24 April 1988 in Karangasso-Vigué Department) is a Burkinabé sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 metres preliminaries advancing to the first round where he was eliminated. Competition record ...

. The time of 39.57 seconds is the Burkinabé record. With the Burkinabé team Son also finished fifth at the

2005 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''Ves Jeux de la Francophonie'', ( French for ''Francophone Games'') were held from December 7–17, 2005 in Niamey, Niger. Events Sports Cultural Medal count Total Participation There were a ...

, seventh at the

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and were disqualified at the 2010 African Championships. He also competed in the 200 metres at the

, reaching the semi-final. His personal best times were 10.74 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2008 in

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; and 21.56 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.

References

1980 births Living people Burkinabé male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Burkina Faso 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-athletics-bio-stub