Jeanne Boutbien (born 8 April 1999) is a
French
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Senegalese
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
swimmer
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. She competed in the
women's 100 metre freestyle event at the
.
Career
In 2019, she represented
Senegal at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle
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and
women's 100 metre freestyle
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events.
In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.
She also competed in two mixed relay events, without winning a medal. In 2019, she also represented
Senegal at the 2019 African Games
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held in Rabat, Morocco.
She competed in both the
women's 50 metre freestyle
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and
women's 100 metre freestyle
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events.
She competed in the
women's 100 metre freestyle
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event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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.
Personal life
She was born in
Dakar to
French
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parents from
Trégunc, and obtained Senegalese citizenship in 2016.
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dakar
Senegalese people of French descent
French female freestyle swimmers
Swimmers at the 2019 African Games
Senegalese female freestyle swimmers
African Games competitors for Senegal
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Senegal
Naturalized citizens of Senegal