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| Nationality |  Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Amadou Ndiaye (born 6 December 1992) is a Senegalese athlete specialsing in the 400 metres hurdles. [2] He won the silver at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
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Mame Diodio Diouf is a Senegalese women's basketball player.
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