Émilie Gomis Explained

Émilie Gomis
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Position:Guard
Birth Date:18 October 1983
Birth Place:Senegal
League:LFB
Team:Hainaut Basket
Nationality:French

Émilie Gomis (born 18 October 1983) is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player playing point guard position. She played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL league. She wore the number 4. Competing for France, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

In January 2024, Gomis declined an offer to be an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The organising committee for the games confirmed her refusal in a statement. Gomis published an anti-Israel post on Instagram before announcing the decision.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Émilie Gomis . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194318/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/emilie-gomis-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2015-07-05.
  2. Web site: GOURY-LAFFONT . VICTOR . French basketball star steps down from Olympics role over anti-Israel Instagram post . politico.