Cheick Sallah Cissé
Ivorian taekwondo practitioner
Cheick · 謝赫·西塞 · シェイク・サラ・シセ · 셰이크 살라 시세
- Born
- 19 September 1993, Bouaké
- Citizenship
- Ivory Coast
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
- Height
- 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 80 kg (176 lb)
Cheick Sallah Cissé Junior (born 19 September 1993) is an Ivorian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
After winning gold at the 2015 African Games in the men's 80 kg, he represented Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same category. He reached the final of the tournament, competing against Britain's Lutalo Muhammad. Behind by six points to five, Cissé scored with a head-kick in the final second of the match to win the tie 8–6 and take the gold medal. The gold was Ivory Coast's first ever Olympic title, and came on a night where Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze in the women's 67 kg taekwondo, increasing the country's all-time Olympic medals from one to three in one session.
He also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 80 kg event.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 African Taekwondo Championships | ||
| 2015 World Taekwondo Grand Prix | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2016 African Taekwondo Championships | ||
| 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix | ||
| 2022 African Taekwondo Championships | ||
| 2015 African Games | 2015 | 1st place (gold) |
| taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 80 kg | 2016 | 1st place (gold) |
| 2018 African Taekwondo Championships | 2018 | |
| 2019 African Games | 2019 | 1st place (gold) |
| taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 80 kg | 2020 | 11th place |
| 2021 African Taekwondo Championships | 2021 | |
| 2023 World Taekwondo Championships | 2023 | 1st place (gold) |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | 2024 | 3rd place (bronze) |
Awards and honours
- Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast 2016
- Commander of the Ivorian Order of Merit 2023
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q21512260 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.