Aminatou Seyni (born 24 October 1996) is a Nigerien track and field sprinter.[1]

Aminatou Seyni
Personal information
NationalityNigerien
Born (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryNiger
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Niger
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint Pierre 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint Pierre 100 m

She has the Nigerien national records for the 200 metres and 400 metres.

Seyni competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2019 African Games. She reached the semifinals in the women's 100 metres. She finished in 4th place in the women's 200 metres final.

She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. She could not compete in the women's 400 metres due to the IAAF's regulations on testosterone levels for athletes with XY disorders of sex development in women's competition.[2][3]

She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Achievements

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International competitions

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Representing   Niger
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 13rd (sf) 100 m 11.93
4th 200 m 23.05
World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th (sf) 200 m 22.77

Personal bests

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Event Time (s) Place Date Notes
60 metres indoor 7.08 Madrid,   Spain 22 February 2023 NR
100 metres 11.07 St. Pierre,   Mauritius 8 June 2022 NR
200 metres 21.98 Eugene,   United States 18 July 2022 NR
400 metres 50.69 Rovereto,   Italy 23 August 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Aminatou Seyni|Profile|iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. ^ World No. 3 400m runner forced to 200m at worlds due to testosterone rule – OlympicTalk
  3. ^ Savage, Rachel (22 July 2021). "False start for intersex athletes barred from Olympics". Reuters. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Athletics SEYNI Aminatou". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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