Anta Sambou

Anta Sambou

Sport
Country	Senegal
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing   Senegal African Games 2019 Rabat 68 kg 2015 Brazzaville 63 kg African Championships 2022 El Jadida 72 kg 2013 N'Djamena 67 kg 2014 Tunis 60 kg 2018 Port Harcourt 68 kg 2019 Hammamet 68 kg 2020 Algiers 68 kg 2011 Dakar 67 kg 2015 Alexandria 63 kg 2017 Marrakesh 69 kg 2023 Hammamet 76 kg

Anta Sambou is a Senegalese freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time medalist at the African Games. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

She represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg event. ^[3] In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg event at the African Wrestling Championships held in Algiers, Algeria. ^{[4] [5]}

She competed at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. ^[6]

She competed in the 72 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. ^[7]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2011	African Wrestling Championships	Dakar, Senegal	3rd	Freestyle 67 kg
2013	African Wrestling Championships	N'Djamena, Chad	2nd	Freestyle 67 kg
2014	African Wrestling Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	2nd	Freestyle 60 kg
2015	African Wrestling Championships	Alexandria, Egypt	3rd	Freestyle 63 kg
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	3rd	Freestyle 63 kg
2017	African Wrestling Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	3rd	Freestyle 69 kg
2018	African Wrestling Championships	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	2nd	Freestyle 68 kg
2019	African Wrestling Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	2nd	Freestyle 68 kg
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	Freestyle 68 kg
2020	African Wrestling Championships	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	Freestyle 68 kg
2022	African Wrestling Championships	El Jadida, Morocco	1st	Freestyle 72 kg
2023	African Wrestling Championships	Hammamet, Tunisia	3rd	Freestyle 76 kg

References

1. Brennan, Eliott (21 May 2022). "Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
2. "2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
3. "2019 African Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. Olanowski, Eric (8 February 2020). "Adekuoroye Climbs to World No. 1 After Winning Fifth African Title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "2020 African Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
6. "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
7. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links

• Anta Sambou at the International Wrestling Database