Athlete Spotlight: Sallah Cisse Wins Gold For Ivory Coast… by African Celebs August 20, 2016 African Celebs Huge congratulations to Sallah Cisse! Thanks to Sallah, Côte d’Ivoire has won their first ever gold medal!! The Ivorian taekwondo athlete has won gold in the men’s taekwondo 80kg division in the Rio 2016 Olympics making it first ever Olympic gold medal. Nice Work Team! See Also Comic Con Africa 2025: Mega Celebrity Lineup Revealed Photo credit: Caroline Kere Tags 2016 Olympics Sallah Cisse Taekwondo