Lassana Palenfo (born January 25, 1941, in Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian military general.

[1] In his whole life, he practiced multiple sports like swimming, judo (black belt, 4th dan) and football (schools championships).

In July 2013, during the elective General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, he was reelected for a 3rd mandate in a row as the ANOCA president.

Born on January 25, 1941, in Ivory Coast, Lassana Palenfo left his country to study in France.

After these studies, Lassana Palenfo started two different careers: a military one and a sportive administration one.