Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
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.
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| Born | 21 November 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump, triple jump, hurdling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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