Roukaya Moussa Mahamane (born 13 January 1997 in
Niamey) is a Nigerien
swimmer
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.
She competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle event at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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, where she ranked 83rd with a time of 36.50 seconds, a
national record.
She did not advance to the semifinals.
In 2019, she
represented Niger at the
World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle and
women's 100 metre freestyle events.
In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.
She competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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.
She
represented Niger at the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
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held in Budapest, Hungary.
She competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle and
women's 100 metre freestyle events.
References
1997 births
Living people
Nigerien female swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Niger
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Nigerien female freestyle swimmers
Swimmers at the 2019 African Games
African Games competitors for Niger
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Sportspeople from Niamey