Fatoumata Samassékou (born 31 December 1987) is an international swimmer who competed for

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Athletic career

In 2012, she competed in the women's 50 m freestyle and finished in 62nd place with a time of 31.88 seconds. In 2016, she competed in the same event and tied for 81st place with a time of 33.71 seconds.

Personal life

Samassékou lived in ïssata Labita and protested lack of compensation for demolitions in the area to make way for airport construction.

References

External links

FINA profile
Living people 1987 births Malian female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mali Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games Swimmers at the 2015 African Games African Games competitors for Mali Sportspeople from Abidjan 21st-century Malian sportswomen {{Mali-swimming-bio-stub