Kéné Ndoye (20 November 1978 – 13 February 2023) was a Senegalese

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athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the

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at the

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, Greece.Kene NDOYE Biography
/ref> She won Senegal's first world indoor medal when she took bronze in the triple jump at the 2003 World Indoor Championships. She was also successful in the

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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

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program from November 2002. Kéné Ndoye died February 13, 2023 at the age of 44.

International competitions

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World Indoor Championships
1978 births 2023 deaths Senegalese triple jumpers Female triple jumpers Senegalese female athletes Olympic athletes of Senegal Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Senegal African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games {{Senegal-athletics-bio-stub