Isabelle Sambou

Isabelle Sambou (born 20 October 1980, in Mlomp Haer) is a Senegalese freestyle wrestler.[1] She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she advanced to the bronze medal match, where she was defeated by Carol Huynh.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the freestyle 53 kg event. She defeated Nguyen Thi Lua of Vietnam in the first round. She was then defeated by eventual silver medalist, Saori Yoshida of Japan during the quarterfinals. Sambou was defeated by eventual bronze medalist, Natalya Synyshyn of Azerbaijan in the repechage.[3] She was the flagbearer for Senegal during the opening ceremony.[4]

Whitney Conder pins Isabelle Sambou of Senegal

References

  1. ↑ "Isabelle Sambou". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Isabelle Sambou - Events and results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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