Senegal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
Only two of the nine-person Senegalese athletics team managed to make it through the first round of their respective events. This included Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou Fall
Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...
, African champion in the 400 metres, but not 2001 World Champion
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
Amy Thiam. Neither of the athletes who advanced managed to make into a medal final, and the top finish was Fall's 12th in the women's 400 metres.
Men's 200 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
-Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 200 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 20.59 seconds or faster during the qualification period...
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- Oumar LoumOumar LoumOumar Loum is a former Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Round 1: 20.97 s (6th in heat 6, did not advance, 37th overall)
Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...
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- Abdoulaye WagneAbdoulaye WagneAbdoulaye Wagne is a Senegalese Olympic athlete competing in the 800 meters with a personal best of 1'45"08....
- Round 1: 1:47.95 (5th in heat 7, did not advance, 50th overall)
Men's Long Jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Long Jump
The Men's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 24 and August 26.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
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- Ndiss Kaba BadjiNdiss Kaba BadjiNdiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships...
- Qualification: 7.74 m (14th in Group A, did not advance, 27th overall)
Women's 400 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres
-Heats:All times shown are in seconds.Q denotes automatic qualification.q denotes fastest losers.DNS denotes did not start.DNF denotes did not finish.NR denotes national record.PB denotes personal best....
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- Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...
- Round 1: 51.87 s (4th in heat 1, Qualified, 21st overall)
- Semifinal: 51.21 s (4th in semifinal 2, did not advance, 12th overall)
- Amy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke ThiamAmy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...
- Round 1: 52.44 s (5th in heat 3, did not advance, 29th overall)
Women's 400 metre Hurdles:
- Mame Tacko DioufMame Tacko Diouf-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s *400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s *200 metres - 23.43 s *400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:...
- Round 1: 57.25 s (6th in heat 4, did not advance, 29th overall)
Women's Long Jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump
The Women's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 27.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
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- Kene NdoyeKene NdoyeKéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....
- Qualification: 6.45 m (14th in Group A, did not advance, 22nd overall)
Women's Triple Jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Triple Jump
The Women's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:-Records:-Heat 1:...
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- Kene NdoyeKene NdoyeKéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....
- Qualification: 14.79 m (3rd in Group A, Qualified, 4th overall)
- Final A: 14.18 m (14th overall, did not advance)
Women's 4x400 metre Relay:
- Aida DiopAïda DiopAïda Diop is a Senegalese sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres.At the 2000 African Championships in Algiers she won silver medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She followed up at the 2002 African Championships in Radès with another silver medal in 200 m...
, Mame Tacko DioufMame Tacko Diouf-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s *400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s *200 metres - 23.43 s *400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:...
, Aminata Diouf, and Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...
**Round 1: 3:35.18 (8th in heat 2, did not advance, 16th overall)
FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
Two Senegalese fencers went to Athens, but only one actually competed in her match, losing handily in the opening round. Neither fencer had a world ranking from the FIEFédération Internationale d'Escrime
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. It was founded on November 29, 1913 in Paris, France. Today, its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland...
, and so both were the lowest seeds in their respective draws.
Women's Épée
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's épée
These are the results of the women's épée competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 39 women competed in this event...
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- (39) Aminata Ndong
- Round of 64: Did not start
Women's Sabre
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's sabre
These are the results of the women's sabre competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 24 women competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17.-Medalists:...
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- Nafi Toure
- Round of 32: Lost to Catalina Gheorghitoaia of RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(6 - 15)
- Round of 32: Lost to Catalina Gheorghitoaia of Romania
JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
The lone Senegalese judoka at the Games fought a close bout with the eventual silver medalist in the second round, but eventually lost, and then lost her first round repechage match on a pair of lower value 'yuko' scores. Diedhiou survived the full five minutes in both her bouts, the only woman in her class to do so.Women's 52 kg (Half-Lightweight)
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 52 kg
These are the results of the Women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 24 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 52 kilograms...
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- Hortense Diedhiou
- Round of 32: Bye
- Round of 16: Lost to Yuki YokosawaYuki Yokosawais a female judo fighter in Japan. She was born in Maebashi, Gunma.-History:She started judo when she was an elementary school student, influenced by her brother and father.-Prizes:She has won many prizes at Judo events all over the world....
of JapanJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
(Yoko-shiho-gatame - waza-ari) (advanced to first repechage round) - Repechage Round 1: Lost to RiRíRí, or very commonly ríg , is an ancient Gaelic word meaning "King". It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings and those of similar rank. While the modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottish it is Rìgh, apparently derived from the genitive. The word...
of North Korea (Sumi-otoshi - yuko)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
The two Senegalese swimmers competed in five events between them in Athens, but failed to advance beyond the opening heats in any of the five.Men's 100 metre Breaststroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...
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- Malick FallMalick FallMalick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO....
- Heat: 1:04.50 (40th overall, did not advance)
Men's 200 metre Breaststroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Bradley Ally, Barbados 2:18.64...
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- Malick FallMalick FallMalick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO....
- Heat: 2:22.31 (43rd overall, did not advance)
Men's 200 metre Breaststroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Bradley Ally, Barbados 2:18.64...
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- Malick FallMalick FallMalick Fall is a former Senegal international football forward.-Career:Born in Matam, Fall moved to France as a youth and played for several clubs in Ligue 2, including Amiens SC, SC Abbeville and Angers SCO....
- Heat: 2:12.13 (47th overall, did not advance)
Women's 200 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle
These are the results of the Women's 200 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Pilin Tachakittiranan, Thailand 2:05.29...
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- Khadija Ciss
- Heat: 2:09.04 (40th overall, did not advance)
Women's 800 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle
These are the results of the Women's 800 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Golda Marcus, -- 8:59.81# Kwon You-Ri, -- 9:01.42...
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- Khadija Ciss
- Heat: 9:20.06 (29th overall, did not advance)
Table TennisTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's SinglesTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-First round:August 14winners on left in bold-Second round:August 15 & August 16...
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- Mohamed Gueye
- Round 1: Lost to Torben Wosik of GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(4 - 11, 5 - 11, 6 - 11, 4 - 11)
- Round 1: Lost to Torben Wosik of Germany
Freestyle
Sene was unable to win any of his three group matches.Men's Freestyle 84 kg
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 84 kg
The Men's Freestyle 84 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...
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- Matar Sene
- Pool 7
- Lost to Sazhid SazhidovSazhid SazhidovSazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov is a Russian Olympic wrestler who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.-References:...
of RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
(0 - 4) - Lost to Shamil Aliev of TajikistanTajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Archery:Nabieva led her first round match through 11 arrows, and outshot her opponent by five points in the last three arrows, but a four-shot stretch of 2-5-6-5 in between doomed her to defeat.Women's individual:* Nargis Nabieva...
(3 - 6) - Lost to Nicolae Ghita of RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(3 - 11)
- Lost to Sazhid Sazhidov
- 4th in pool, did not advance (6 TP, 2 CP, 17th overall)
- Pool 7