Elisabeth Nikiema

Elisabeth Nikiema (born February 18, 1982) is a Burkinabé swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She has competed for her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Elisabeth Nikiema
Personal information
Full nameElisabeth Nikiema
National team Burkina Faso
Born (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Swimming career

Nikiema was victorious at the Burkina Faso national swimming championships in July 2008, beating Fabienne Ouattara.[2]

She was invited by FINA to compete as a lone female swimmer for Burkina Faso in the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3] Nikiema competed in the second heat of the competition, finishing in sixth place.[4] Her time of 34.98 seconds set a new national record, having promised to beat her own record prior to the race taking place.[5] She had finished ahead of Elsie Uwamahoro of Burundi (36.86 seconds) and Niger's Mariama Souley Bana (40.83 seconds). The heat was won by Zakia Nassar from Palestine, with a time of 31.97 seconds.[4]

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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabeth Nikiema". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. Leopold, B (21 July 2008). "Championnat national de natation : Adama Ouédraogo à 6 secondes du record mondial" (in French). Le Faso.net. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. "Olympics-Swimming-Women's 50m freestyle heats results". Reuters. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. Nion, Jérémie. "JO Pékin 2008 : Un nouveau record national en natation" (in French). Le Faso.net. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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