Aïssata Soulama

Aïssata Soulama (born February 11, 1979) is a Burkinabé track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also holds the current Burkinabé record 53.81 on 400 metres.

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the 400 metre hurdles, where she marginally qualified for the second round, being the slowest of the qualifiers with a time of 56.37 seconds.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Burkina Faso
2003 World Championships Paris, France 25th (h) 400 m hrd 61.86
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 5th 100 m hrd 14.42
4th 400 m hrd 58.94
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 4th 400 m hrd 57.99
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 6th 400 m hrd 58.97
6th 4 × 100 m relay 46.77
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 30th (h) 400 m hrd 57.60
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 29th (h) 400 m hrd 59.28
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 2nd 400 m hrd 58.40
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd 400 m hrd 57.27
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd 400 m hrd 55.49
World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (h) 400 m hrd 57.06
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd 400 m hrd 56.13
Olympic Games Beijing, China 11th (sf) 400 m hrd 55.69
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 34th (h) 400 m hrd 59.20
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 7th 400 m hrd 60.93
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5th 400 m hrd 57.19
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Mamadou Ouedraogo
Flagbearer for  Burkina Faso
2008 Beijing
Succeeded by
Séverine Nébié
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