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

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.

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]

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. 1 2 "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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