Cherif Younousse Samba (Arabic: شريف يونس سامبا, born 22 May 1995) is a Senegalese-born Olympic beach volleyball player competing for Qatar.[1][2] In 2018, he alongside Ahmed Tijan clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.[3]
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 Younousse in 2017 | |||
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| Full name | Cherif Younousse Samba | ||
| Nationality | Qatari | ||
| Born | 22 May 1995 Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
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Honours | |||
He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics with teammate Jefferson Pereira. They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the men's tournament.[4]
After ending the partnership with Ahmed Tijan in 2014, they were reunited in 2017. The pair qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first ever medal for Qatar in beach volleyball.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cherif Younousse Samba". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Cherif Younousse". FIVB.org. International Volleyball Federation. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games". The Peninsula. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cherif Younousse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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- Cherif Younousse Samba at Olympics.com
- Cherif Younousse at Olympedia
- Cherif Younousse at Team Qatar
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