Cécile Hane (born October 8, 1987) is a Senegalese
judoka
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, who played for the half-middleweight category. Hane represented
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing
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, where she competed for the
women's half-middleweight class (63 kg). She lost the first preliminary round match to Venezuela's
Ysis Barreto
Ysis (Isis) Lenis Barreto Rodríguez (born 27 March 1980 in Caracas) is a judoka from Venezuela.
Early and personal life
Barreto was born in Caracas and began judo when she was 13 years old.
She is member of Judo Anzoátegui club in ...
, who successfully scored an
ippon (full point) and a
seoi nage
is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Thro ...
(shoulder throw), at one minute and forty-seven seconds.
References
External links
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NBC Olympics Profile
1987 births
Living people
Senegalese female judoka
Olympic judoka for Senegal
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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