Gaoussou Koné (born 28 April 1944) is a former sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire, who represented his native

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...

n country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1964, 1968 and 1972. He is best known for winning two gold medals (100 and 200 metres) at the

1965 All-Africa Games The 1st All-Africa Games – Brazzaville 1965 was a multi-sport event played from July 18, 1965, to July 25, 1965, in Brazzaville, Congo. History The first games to open to the entire African continent occurred a full forty years after they w ...

Personal bests

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 ...

– 10.21 (1967) *

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 ...

– 21.1 (1965)

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1944 births Living people Ivorian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ivory Coast African Games gold medalists for Ivory Coast African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games Universiade medalists for Ivory Coast Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade {{IvoryCoast-athletics-bio-stub