Mamadou Gueye (jumper)

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Mamadou Gueye
Personal information
Born (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
Height1.78 m (5.8 ft) [1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump, triple jump
College team Monroe College [2]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Long jump

Mamadou Gueye (born 15 March 1986) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 23rd (q)Long jump 7.20 m
18th (q)Triple jump 15.72 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5thTriple jump 16.24 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China Long jump NM
19th (q)Triple jump 15.51 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 6thTriple jump 15.81 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 12thLong jump 7.43 m
10thTriple jump 15.53 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 6thLong jump 7.61 m
9thTriple jump 16.03 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th (h)4x100 m relay 40.95 s
7thTriple jump 16.11 m
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 2ndLong jump 7.69 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 4thLong jump 7.78 m (w)
10thTriple jump 15.86 m (w)
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2ndLong jump 7.86 m (w)

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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