Binta Zahra Diop

Binta Zahra Diop
Personal information
Nationality  Senegal
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s) Butterfly
Club Club des Vikings de Rouen (FRA)

Binta Zahra Diop (born June 30, 1990 in Dakar) is a Senegalese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] She is also a two-time bronze medalist for the 50 m butterfly event at the All-Africa Games.[2][3]

Diop represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the women's 100 m butterfly event. She won the first heat, with a time of 1:04.26. Diop, however, failed to advance into the semi-final rounds, as she placed forty-seventh in the overall rankings.[4]

References

  1. "Binta Zahra Diop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. "South African swimmers reap five more golds". English People's Daily Online. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. "Dunford defends African 'Fly Crown'". Swim News. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "Women's 100m Butterfly – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

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