Cheikhou Tidiane Touré (born January 25, 1970) is a

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-born French

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who specialised in the

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. He retired after the 2003 season. His best international performance came in the 1997 World Championships, where he finished 7th. His personal best jump was 8.46, a result he achieved in

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on June 15, 1997. As this happened before he became a French national, the result was an African record which stood for over twelve years. Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana jumped 8.51 m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new recor

On July 4, 2009, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of

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jumped 8.50 m in

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setting a new record.

Competition record

¹No mark in the final

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* 1970 births Living people French male long jumpers Senegalese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Senegal Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Senegal World Athletics Championships athletes for France Senegalese emigrants to France African Games gold medalists for Senegal African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France Naturalized citizens of France French Athletics Championships winners 20th-century French sportsmen 20th-century Senegalese sportsmen 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-athletics-bio-stub