Awa Guèye (born 31 August 1978 in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...
) is a
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
ese former
basketball
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player for the
Senegal women's national basketball team
The Senegal women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Senegal at world and continental basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball.
The Senegalese s ...
who competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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.
She also competed with Senegal at the
2006
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Events
January
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and
2010 FIBA World Championships for Women as well as at the
2008 World Qualifying Tournament for the Summer Olympics.
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1978 births
Living people
Basketball players from Dakar
Senegalese women's basketball players
21st-century Senegalese sportswomen
Olympic basketball players for Senegal
Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
African Games gold medalists for Senegal
African Games gold medalists in basketball
Basketball players at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Medalists at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Basketball players at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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