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| Born | (1961-11-21) 21 November 1961 (age 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump, triple jump, hurdling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (also spelled N'Diaye; born 21 November 1961) is a retired track and field athlete from Senegal who competed in the hurdling, high jump and the heptathlon events during her career in the 1980s. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's high jump contest at the 1987 All-Africa Games. She was twice winner at the African Championships in Athletics, winning in 1984 and 1985—the first athlete to win it twice.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.40 |
| 1st | High jump | 1.76 m | |||
| 1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | High jump | 1.76 m |
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 1st | Triple jump | 12.47 m |
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| 1985 | IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 8th | High jump | 1.70 m |
External links
| African Games champions in women's high jump | |
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| African Champions in women's high jump | |
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| African Champions in women's triple jump | |
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Senegalese female hurdlers
- Senegalese female high jumpers
- Senegalese heptathletes
- African Games gold medalists for Senegal
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Senegalese women
- 21st-century Senegalese women
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