Amadou David Ndiaye

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Amadou David Ndiaye
Personal information
Born (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 23)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Bobsleigh
Event(s)
Two-man, four-man
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Four-man
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lillehammer Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 St. Moritz Four-man

Amadou David Ndiaye (born 21 October 2002) is a Swiss bobsledder. He represented Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Career

Ndiaye competed at the IBSF European Championships 2025 and won a bronze medal in the four-man event with a time of 1:40.05. [1] [2] He again competed at the IBSF European Championships 2026 and won a bronze medal in the four-man event with a time of 2:10.06. [3]

He was then selected to represent Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [4] He competed in the two-man event, along with Michael Vogt, and finished in sixth place with a time of 3:42.60. [5] He won a bronze medal in the four-man event with a time of 3:38.64. [6] This marked Switzerland's first medal in bobsled since 2014, and first medal in the four-man event in 20 years. [7]

References

  1. "Johannes Lochner wins fifth title to become record European Champion in 4-man bobsleigh". IBSF.org. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  2. "Viererbob-EM: Bronzemedaille für Michael Vogt". bluewin.ch (in German). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. "Ammour celebrates first World Cup victory + first European Championship title in 4-man Bob". IBSF.org. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. "Salomé Kora set to make history for Switzerland at Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. "Winter Olympics: Michael Vogt sixth in the two-man bobsleigh". bluewin.ch. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. "Michael Vogt wins Olympic bronze in four-man bobsleigh". bluewin.ch. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. Grossman, Zoe (22 February 2026). "Germany goes 1-2, Switzerland claims first four-man bobsled medal in 20 years". NBColympics.com . Retrieved 22 February 2026.