Ahmed Tijan
Ahmed Tijan | |
portrait | |
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birthday | April 28, 1995 |
place of birth | Banjul, Gambia |
size | 1.85 m |
partner | 2014, since 2017 Cherif Younousse 2015 Assam Ahmed Mahmoud 2016–2017 Júlio César Do Nascimento Júnior |
World ranking | Position 8 |
successes | |
2017 - Second FIVB 2-Star Espinho 2018 - Third FIVB 4-Star Doha 2018 - Third FIVB 5-Star Vienna 2018 - Winner of the Asian Games |
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(As of March 19, 2019) |
Ahmed Tijan (born April 28, 1995 in Banjul ) is a Qatari beach volleyball player of Gambian origin.
Career
Ahmed Tijan took part in the U21 World Cup in Larnaka with Cherif Younousse in 2014 and also completed his first FIVB World Tour tournament with him at the Doha Open . In 2015 he played alongside Assam Ahmed Mahmoud . In 2016 he formed a new duo with the native Brazilian Júlio César Do Nascimento Júnior . On the World Tour , a second place in the 2-star tournament Espinho was Ahmed Tijan / Júlio's best result. Since October 2017, Ahmed Tijan has started again with Cherif, who has since taken part in two world championships and the Olympic Games. On the World Tour 2018 , the Qataris reached third place in both the 4-star tournament in Doha and the 5-star tournament in Vienna. Cherif / Ahmed Tijan won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Indonesia in 2018 .
Web links
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Portrait Cherif / Ahmed Tijan 2018 at the FIVB
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIVB world rankings (as of March 18, 2019)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tijan, Ahmed |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Qatari beach volleyball player of Gambian origin |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1995 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Banjul , Gambia |