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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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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
- ↑ "Cherif Younousse Samba". Rio2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Cherif Younousse". fivb.org. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games". The Peninsula. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
- Cherif Younousse at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Cherif Younousse at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Cherif Younousse Samba at Olympics.com
- Cherif Younousse at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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