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Cheickna Traore

Cheickna Traore

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Birth dateOct 21, 2000
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Cheickna Traore is a Côte d’Ivoire sprinter, born on October 21, 2000. He competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

His personal bests include 10.15 in the 100m, 19.93 in the 200m, 46.50 in the 400m, 38.22 in the 4x100m and 3:03.15 in the 4x400m. He has earned 4 gold medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Côte d’Ivoire.

Key facts
200 Metres Short Track
20.30
60 m
6.54
2026 season best
20.63
Feb 14, 2026 · Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
Last competition
Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
Jul 16, 2026 · 20.77
Record
National record · 200 m 19.93
Age
25 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 200 Metres Short Track 20.30, 60 m 6.54, 2026 season best 20.63 (Feb 14, 2026, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, Jul 16, 2026, 20.77 · National record (200 m) · 25 years old

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2026
100m
10.16+0.3Apr 25, 2026
PURE Athletics Spring Invitational
2026
200m
20.14+1.0Apr 17, 2026
Tom Jones Memorial
2026
200m-short-track
20.63-Feb 14, 2026
Tyson Invitational
2026
4x100m
38.22-Apr 18, 2026
Tom Jones Memorial
2025
100m
10.18+2.1Apr 12, 2025
PURE Athletics Sprint Elite Meet, National Training Center, Clermont, FL
2025
200m
20.91+0.4Aug 16, 2025
Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
2024
60m
6.54-Feb 24, 2024
Big Ten Indoor Championships, SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility, Geneva, OH (i)
2024
100m
10.15+0.7May 24, 2024
NCAA Division I East First Rounds
2024
200m
19.93-0.1May 24, 2024
NCAA Division I East First Rounds
2024
200m-short-track
20.30-Mar 9, 2024
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i)
2024
400m-short-track
46.50-Jan 13, 2024
Nittany Lion Challenge, Ashenfelter Indoor Track, State College, PA (i)
2024
400m
46.50-Jan 13, 2024
Nittany Lion Challenge, Ashenfelter Indoor Track, State College, PA (i)
2024
4x400m
3:03.15-May 24, 2024
NCAA Division I East First Rounds
2024
4x400Metre
3:05.87-Feb 3, 2024
Sykes Sabock Challenge
2023
100m
10.18+1.9May 27, 2023
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2023
200m
20.25+1.6May 27, 2023
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2023
200m-short-track
20.72-Mar 11, 2023
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships
2023
4x100m
39.32-Aug 2, 2023
Jeux de la Francophonie, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
2023
400m
46.85-Mar 11, 2023
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships
2023
400m-short-track
46.85-Mar 11, 2023
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships
2023
4x400Metre
3:21.74-Feb 3, 2023
Mets Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i)
2022
60m
6.76-Dec 3, 2022
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022
100m
10.52+2.2May 8, 2022
TCNJ Track & Field Complex, Trenton, NJ (USA)
2022
200m
20.56+1.0May 28, 2022
Spire Institute Outdoor Complex, Geneva, OH (USA)
2022
200m-short-track
21.32-Mar 6, 2022
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2022
300m
33.64-Dec 3, 2022
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022
300m-short-track
33.64-Dec 3, 2022
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022
400m
46.54-May 28, 2022
Spire Institute Outdoor Complex, Geneva, OH (USA)
2022
400m-short-track
48.25-Feb 12, 2022
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2022
600m-short-track
1:23.11-Jan 21, 2022-Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022
600m
1:23.11-Jan 21, 2022-Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022
4x400m
3:13.82-May 19, 2022
Timothy Breidegam Track & Rocco Calvo Field, Bethlehem, PA (USA)
2022
4x400Metre
3:20.59-Mar 5, 2022
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2021
100m
11.12-2.3Apr 9, 2021
Ramapo College Athletic Center, Mahwah, NJ (USA)
2021
200m
21.68+1.7May 1, 2021
Coach Richard Wackar Stadium, Glassboro, NJ (USA)
2021
300m
34.10-Dec 4, 2021
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2021
300m-short-track
34.10-Dec 4, 2021
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2021
400m
48.36-Apr 23, 2021
Ramapo College Athletic Center, Mahwah, NJ (USA)
2020
200m-short-track
21.80-Feb 7, 2020
Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
200m
21.80-Feb 7, 2020
Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
400m
48.95-Feb 1, 2020
Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
400m-short-track
48.95-Feb 1, 2020
Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
500Metres
1:04.00-Jan 11, 2020-Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
500m-short-track
1:04.00-Jan 11, 2020-Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020
4x400Metre
3:18.53-Feb 15, 2020
Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2020
DistanceMe
10:02.31-Feb 14, 2020-Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2019
300m
34.83-Dec 7, 2019
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2019
300m-short-track
34.83-Dec 7, 2019
Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)

2026

14 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
200m
20.77-0.2Jul 16Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern
200m
20.52+1.8Jun 19Doha Meeting
100m
10.21+1.2Jun 3Paavo Nurmi Games
100m
10.32-0.7Jun 3Paavo Nurmi Games
200m
20.15+0.4May 31Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat
200m
20.32-May 17African Athletics Championships
200m
20.47-2.3May 16African Athletics Championships
200m
20.59-1.8May 16African Athletics Championships
100m
10.16+0.3Apr 25PURE Athletics Spring Invitational
100m
10.28+0.3Apr 25PURE Athletics Spring Invitational
4x100m
38.22-Apr 18Tom Jones Memorial
200m
20.14+1.0Apr 17Tom Jones Memorial
200m-short-track
20.63-Feb 14Tyson Invitational
200m-short-track
20.63-Feb 13Tyson Invitational

2024

32 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
200m
20.54+0.1Aug 10The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
200m
DNS+1.0Aug 10The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
200m
20.54+0.1Aug 5The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
200m
DNF-0.4Jul 7Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
200m
20.41+2.2Jul 4Meeting International Sotteville 2024, Stade Jean Adret, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
200m
20.02+0.7Jun 7NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
200m
19.95-0.1Jun 7NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
200m
20.02+0.7Jun 5NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
200m
19.93-0.1May 25NCAA Division I East First Rounds
100m
10.33-1.4May 25NCAA Division I East First Rounds
100m
10.15+0.7May 25NCAA Division I East First Rounds
200m
20.17-0.4May 25NCAA Division I East First Rounds
4x400m
3:03.15-May 24NCAA Division I East First Rounds
200m
19.93-0.1May 24NCAA Division I East First Rounds
100m
10.15+0.7May 24NCAA Division I East First Rounds
200m
20.17-0.4May 22NCAA Division I East First Rounds
100m
10.33-1.4May 22NCAA Division I East First Rounds
200m
20.05+3.1May 12Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships, University of Michigan Outdoor Track Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
100m
DQ-May 10Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships, University of Michigan Outdoor Track Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
200m
20.05+3.1May 10Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships, University of Michigan Outdoor Track Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
200m
20.79+0.0May 10Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships, University of Michigan Outdoor Track Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
4x400m
3:07.57-Apr 27The Penn Relay Carnival
4x400m
3:05.92-Apr 26The Penn Relay Carnival
200m
20.25+1.9Apr 12Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Invitational Events
100m
10.20+1.4Apr 6Hurricane Alumni Invitational
200m
20.23+1.1Mar 30Pepsi Florida Relays
4x400m
3:06.80-Mar 30Pepsi Florida Relays
100m
10.26+0.7Mar 30Pepsi Florida Relays
200m
20.23+1.1Mar 29Pepsi Florida Relays
200m-short-track
20.30-Mar 9NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i)
60m
6.68-Mar 9NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i)
60m
6.68-Mar 8NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i)
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Honours

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African Athletics Championships

200 Metres

2026
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NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships

200 Metres

2024
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Jeux de la Francophonie

200 Metres

2023
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Jeux de la Francophonie

4x100 Metres Relay

2023
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Cheickna Traore's 200 Metres Short Track personal best?

Cheickna Traore's 200 Metres Short Track personal best is 20.30, set on Mar 9, 2024 in The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i).

Which events does Cheickna Traore compete in?

Cheickna Traore competes in the 200 Metres Short Track and 60 m.

How did Cheickna Traore perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 20.63, set on Feb 14, 2026 in Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i). Last competition: Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern on Jul 16, 2026, 20.77.