Binta Zahra Diop
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| Nationality |
 Senegal | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
30 June 1990 Dakar, Senegal | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Club des Vikings de Rouen (FRA) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Binta Zahra Diop (born June 30, 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]
References
- ↑ "Binta Zahra Diop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "South African swimmers reap five more golds". English People's Daily Online. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dunford defends African 'Fly Crown'". Swim News. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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