Isabelle Sambou (born 20 October 1980, in Mlomp Haer) is a Senegalese freestyle wrestler.[1] She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she advanced to the bronze medal match, where she was defeated by Canadian wrestler Carol Huynh.[2]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the freestyle 53 kg event. She defeated Nguyen Thi Lua of Vietnam in the first round. She was then defeated by the eventual silver medalist, Saori Yoshida of Japan, during the quarterfinals. Sambou was defeated by the eventual bronze medalist, Natalya Synyshyn of Azerbaijan, in the repechage.[3] She was the flagbearer for Senegal during the opening ceremony.[4]
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^"Isabelle Sambou - Events and results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^"Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
^"The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
IsabelleSambou (born 20 October 1980, in Mlomp Haer) is a Senegalese freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer...
Championships Las Vegas 48kg 22nd Kim Hyon-gyong (PRK) Loss-04=08 2013 2013 World Wrestling Championships Budapest 51kg 10th IsabelleSambou (SEN) Loss-03=06...
at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by IsabelleSambou. "Tanoh Benie". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17...
Victoria: Seychelles News Agency. "IsabelleSambou désignée porte drapeau du Sénégal (CNOSS)" [IsabelleSambou was named Senegal's flag bearer (CNOSS)]...
Youba Sambou (born 1944) is a Senegalese politician from Casamance who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of the Armed Forces from 2000 to...
Japan's Hitomi Obara and was eliminated in the repechage round by IsabelleSambou from Senegal. "Maroi Mezien". London 2012. Archived from the original...
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro Win 89-0 Betzabeth Argüello 6-0 Win 88-0 IsabelleSambou 4-0 Win 87-0 Nataliya Synyshyn 9-0 2015 World champion at 53kg Win...
Bronze 48 kg Rebecca Muambo Rosemary Nweke Hanene Salaounandji 53 kg IsabelleSambou Mona El Basyo Maroi Mezien 55 kg Odunayo Adekuoroye Rim Ayari Norma...
athlete to compete in four Olympic Games. Meanwhile, freestyle wrestler IsabelleSambou, who narrowly missed out the nation's first medal in twenty-four years...
subsequently withdrew from the event. On 18 August, Lụa competed against IsabelleSambou of Senegal in the women's freestyle 53 kg. Lụa lost the two-set match...
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