Abdoulaye Thiam

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Abdoulaye Thiam
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 39)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event(s) Sabre

Abdoulaye Thiam (born January 1, 1984) is a Senegalese sabre fencer. [1] Thiam represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's individual sabre event, along with his teammate Mamadou Keita. He lost the first preliminary round match to U.S. fencer Jason Rogers, with a score of 10–15. [2] [3]

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References

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  2. "Men's Individual Sabre – Round of 64". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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