Binta Zahra Diop Explained

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Binta Zahra Diop
Birth Date:30 June 1990
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
Weight:580NaN0
Sport:Swimming
Event:Butterfly
Club:Club des Vikings de Rouen (FRA)
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Binta Zahra Diop (born 30 June 1990 in Dakar) is a Senegalese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] She is also a two-time bronze medalist for the 50 m butterfly event at the All-Africa Games.[2] [3]

Diop represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the women's 100 m butterfly event. She won the first heat, with a time of 1:04.26. Diop, however, failed to advance into the semi-final rounds, as she placed forty-seventh in the overall rankings.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Binta Zahra Diop. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050515/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/binta-zahra-diop-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 November 2012.
  2. News: South African swimmers reap five more golds. English People's Daily Online. 14 July 2007. 29 November 2012.
  3. News: Dunford defends African 'Fly Crown'. Swim News. 7 September 2011. 29 November 2012.
  4. Web site: Women's 100m Butterfly – Heat 1 . . 29 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062344/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW021900/index.html . 21 August 2012 .