Abdourahamane Diawara Explained

Abdourahamane Diawara
Fullname:Abdourahamane Diawara
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:30 September 1978
Birth Place:Fria, Guinea
Height:1.810NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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Abdourahamane Diawara (born September 30, 1978) is a Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Diawara qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle, as Guinea's only swimmer, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time.[2] He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted a lifetime best of 28.10 to save a fifth spot over Mali's David Keita by more than a second. Diawara failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-sixth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Abdourahamane Diawara. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/abdourahamane-diawara-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 8 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out . . 19 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp . 29 October 2013 .