Cherif Younousse
Personal information
Full nameCherif Younousse Samba
NationalityQatari
Born (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995
Senegal
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Teammate
Ahmed Tijan
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Qatar
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men
Asian Beach Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Da Nang Men
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Phuket Men

Cherif Younousse Samba (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]

He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics with teammate Jefferson Pereira. They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the men's tournament.

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.[4]

References

  1. "Cherif Younousse Samba". Rio2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. "Cherif Younousse". fivb.org. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. "Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games". The Peninsula. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.


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