Safiatou Acquaviva
Guinean sprinter and hurdler (born 1999)
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Safiatou Acquaviva (born 10 March 1999) is a Guinean and French sprinter and hurdler. She has won medals at French national championships and has represented Guinea at the Olympic Games, African Games, and African Athletics Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1999[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Sport | Sport of athletics |
Events | 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
| Updated on March 17, 2025 | |
Career
Acquaviva began training in athletics at 8 years old.[2] She competed at the French U20 indoor and outdoor championships beginning in 2017, and was 3rd in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2018 French U20 indoor championships.[3]
Acquaviva won silver medals at the 2019 and 2020 French University Championships over 60 m hurdles. She qualified for the 100 metres hurdles finals of the 2023 French Athletics Championships, running 13.65 seconds to finish 7th.[3]
In March 2024, Acquaviva represented Guinea at the 2024 African Games, placing 9th in her 100 m heat and not advancing. In June, she advanced to the 100 m hurdles finals of the 2024 African Championships in Athletics, where she ran 13.66 seconds to finish 7th.[3]
Acquaviva was seeded in the 3rd preliminary round of the 100 m at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She ran 11.97, a new Guinean national record, to place 5th and advance to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, she ran 12.07 seconds to place 9th and did not advance.[1] She was surprised by how bouncy the Olympic track was.[4]
Personal life
Acquaviva is from Aix-en-Provence, France. Her mother was a hairdresser and she had a sister.[5]
She studied international criminal justice at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University.[5] She trains in Ivry-sur-Seine, living in CROUS housing at the 8th arrondissement of Paris.[4]
