Kéné Ndoye Explained

Kéné Ndoye (20 November 1978 – 13 February 2023)[1] was a Senegalese track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[2]

She won Senegal's first world indoor medal when she took bronze in the triple jump at the 2003 World Indoor Championships.[3] She was also successful in the African Championships in Athletics where she won ten medals in athletics (three Gold, three Silver and four Bronze). She had three All Africa Games Medals (one Gold, two Bronze) and won the Golden Lion as Senegal's top sports person for 2003. She was a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program from November 2002. Kéné Ndoye died February 13, 2023, at the age of 44.[4]

International competitions

Representing
1996African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroon3rdLong jump5.85 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump12.99 m
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia21st (q)Long jump5.42 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
25th (q)Triple jump12.10 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1997African Junior ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria4thTriple jump12.67 m
1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal3rdTriple jump13.30 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain17th (q)Triple jump13.90 m
All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa4thLong jump6.47 m
bgcolor=cc9966 3rdTriple jump13.88 m
2000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeriabgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.39 m
3rdTriple jump13.81 m
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia14th (q)Triple jump13.96 m
2002African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia3rd100 m hurdles13.72 s (w)
bgcolor=silver2ndLong jump6.45 m (w)
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.28 m
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdombgcolor=cc9966 3rdTriple jump14.72 m (iNR)
World ChampionshipsParis, France10thTriple jump14.29 m
All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria4thLong jump6.37 m
1stTriple jump14.23 m
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (q)Triple jump13.77 m
African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congobgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.64 m
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.44 m
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece22nd (q)Long jump6.45 m
14thTriple jump14.18 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6thTriple jump14.47 m
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia13th (q)Triple jump13.88 m
African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritiusbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump6.30 m
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.08 m (w)
2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique2ndTriple jump13.69 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlétisme : décès de l’ancienne athlète Kène Ndoye (médias). 14 February 2023.
  2. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kene-ndoye Kene NDOYE Biography
  3. Web site: 2023-02-14 . Athlétisme: Kène Ndoye, ancienne spécialiste sénégalaise du saut, est morte . 2023-02-15 . RFI . fr.
  4. Web site: Senegalese former track and field Olympian Kéné Ndoye dies at the age of 44 . 2023-02-15 . www.aipsmedia.com.