Matar Sène

Matar Sène (born September 16, 1970 in Dakar) is a retired amateur Senegalese freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He picked up a silver medal in the 74-kg division at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, and also represented his nation Senegal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Sene trained full-time for Ecurie Fass Wrestling Club in his native Dakar under his personal coach Lansana Coly.

Matar Sène
Personal information
Full nameMatar Sène
NationalitySenegalese
Born (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970
Dakar, Senegal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubEcurie Fass
CoachLansana Coly
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Senegal
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place2003 Abuja74 kg

Sene qualified for the Senegalese squad, as a 34-year-old veteran and a lone wrestler, in the men's 84 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling (FILA) through a tripartite invitation and an Olympic Solidarity program.[2] Sene lost all three matches each to eventual Olympic bronze medalist Sazhid Sazhidov of Russia by a rare 17–0 thrashing, Tajikistan's Shamil Aliev (3–6), and four-time Olympic veteran Nicolae Ghiţă of Romania (3–11), leaving him on the bottom of the pool and placing seventeenth in the final standings.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matar Sène". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. Benson, Lee (29 August 2004). "Hail Cael". Deseret News. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. Miller, Bryce (27 August 2004). "Sanderson, two mates gain wrestling semis". Gannett News Service. Retrieved 9 June 2014.


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