Anta Sambou is a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She is a two-time medalist at the African Games. She won the gold medal in her event at the

2022 African Wrestling Championships The 2022 African Wrestling Championships was a wrestling competition. The competition was originally scheduled to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, during 6–11 April 2021, then was postponed to 17–22 May 2022 at the same venue. Medals Seniors J ...

held in El Jadida, Morocco.

Career

She represented Senegal at the

2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017. Bidding process The 12th ...

and she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 68kg event. In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 68kg event at the

African Wrestling Championships The African Wrestling Championships are amateur wrestling championships. Events are held in men's freestyle wrestling, men's Greco-Roman wrestling and women's freestyle wrestling. In 1996 a tournament for women was held for the first time. Edi ...

held in Algiers, Algeria. She competed at the

2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 2 to 4 April 2021, in Hammamet, Tunisia. Qualification summary A total of 3 ...

hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the 72kg event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...

held in Konya, Turkey.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sambou, Anta Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Senegalese female sport wrestlers African Games silver medalists for Senegal African Games bronze medalists for Senegal African Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2015 African Games Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Senegal 21st-century Senegalese women Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games