Related Research Articles
Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH, is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympic record of 31:01.63. Her victory gave Portugal its third Olympic gold medal.
Guinea competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1964 consisted of a total of five sailing classes. For each class, seven races were scheduled; these took place from 12 to 23 October 1964 off the coast of Enoshima in Sagami Bay. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
Abdou Alassane Dji Bo is a Nigerien judoka. He is a three-time medallist at the African Judo Championships.
William Collazo Gutiérrez is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Alassane Alexandre Pléa is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the France national team.
Mariam Bah is a two-time Olympic taekwondo competitor and a multiple-time medalist at the African Taekwondo Championships from Côte d'Ivoire. She first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she had an honor of carrying the national flag at the opening ceremony. Bah was eliminated in the first round after being defeated by Korea's Jang Ji-Won, with a score of 2–9. Because her opponent advanced into the final round and won the gold medal, Bah qualified for the repechage bout, where she was lost to Spain's Sonia Reyes in the first round. At her second Olympics in Beijing, Bah competed in the women's lightweight category (57 kg). In the first round, she fought against New Zealand's Robin Cheong, who made her debut at the Olympics. Neither of them had scored until Bah was given a defensive kick from her opponent. In the end, Bah was officially eliminated in the preliminary round of the competition.
Abeer Essawy is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's featherweight category. She claimed two gold medals in the 55-kg division at the African Championships, and represented Egypt as a seventeen-year-old teen at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Félicite Bada is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the Women's 100 meters and Women's 200 meters events. She competed in Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games in August 1987, in which she ran a personal best time of 25.08 seconds in the 200 metres. At Seoul, she participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she was the flag bearer for Benin. Though she only finished 7th in Heat 1 of the 100 metres, she still ran a personal best time of 12.27 seconds.
The Gambia sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's second appearance at a Paralympics, following their first participation in the 2012 London Paralympics. The Gambia sent one athlete, Demba Jarju, who failed to advance from his heat in the men's 100 meters T54 event.
The Stade Olympique d'Ebimpé, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Ebimpé and Anyama, in northern Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It's the national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 and was built by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. While the stadium itself covers 20 hectares, a vast Olympic village is planned around it, spanning across 287 hectares.
Issa Alassane-Ousséni is a Beninese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Alassane Thioub is a Senegalese judoka. He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Mamadou Bah is a Guinean judoka. He competed in the men's extra-lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Mariama Sonah Bah is a Guinean judoka. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 August to 10 September 1972. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.
Guinean National Olympic and Sports Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Guinea.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Dounbia Bah is an Ivorian handball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Alassane Seydou Lancina is a Nigerien swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alassane Bah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
| Authority control: People |
|---|
 | This biographical article relating to Guinean athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |