Malick Fall (swimmer)

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Malick Fall
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Born (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 38)
Dakar, Senegal
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Malick Fall (born 11 December 1985 in Dakar) [1] is an Olympic swimmer from Senegal. He has swum for Senegal at the 2000, 2004, 2008, and the 2012 Olympics, without winning a medal. He is West Africa's most successful swimmer. [2] He was Senegal's flag-bearer at the 2004 Olympics. [3]

He has swum for Senegal at:

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malick Fall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. Malick Fall – Taking Senegalese swimming to London 2012 published by the IOC on 2012-06-14; retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. "Flagbearers for Senegal". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.


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