Abdoulaye Seye
Abdoulaye Seye (born July 30, 1934 in Saint-Louis , Senegal , † October 13, 2011 in Thiès ) was a Senegalese athlete who started for France .
Career
In 1959 the sprinter won gold over 100 m at the Mediterranean Games . At the Olympic Games in 1960 he won bronze in the 200 m with his personal best of 20.7 s, behind the Italian Livio Berruti (20.5 s) and the American Lester Carney (20.6 s). Over 100 m he reached the quarter-finals, in the 4 x 100 meter relay he was eliminated with the French team in the preliminary run.
Over 200 m he was French champion in 1956 and 1959, and vice-champion in 1958. In 1959 he was also champion in the 100 m.
Web links
- Abdoulaye Seye in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ FFA: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Les finalistes des championnats de France ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 89 kB) (accessed on June 28, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seye, Abdoulaye |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Louis |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 2011 |
| Place of death | Thiès |