Oumar Toure (swimmer)

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Oumar Toure
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Born (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)
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Oumar Toure (born 24 January 1996) is a Malian swimmer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metre butterfly event; his time of 57.56 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals. [1] [2]

In 2014, he represented Mali at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China and he competed in the boys' 50 metre butterfly and boys' 50 metre freestyle events. [3]

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References

  1. "Oumar Toure". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. "Men's 100m Butterfly - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.