Fatou Dieng (athlete)

This article is about the Mauritanian sprint athlete. For other people with this name, see Fatou Dieng.

Fatou Dieng (born 14 September 1983) is a former Mauritanian sprint athlete, and is now a member of the Mauritania National Olympic and Sports Committee.[1]

In 2000 Dieng became the first female to compete for her country at the Summer Olympics when she went to the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, she entered the 100 metres and ran a in a time of 13.69 seconds, she finished 9th in her heat so didn't qualify for the next round.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "NOC Mauritania". africaolympic.net. ANOCA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Sports Reference Profile
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