Matar Sène, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Matar Sène

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1970

Place of Birth: Dakar, Senegal

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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 Ghita of Romania (3–11), leaving him on the bottom of the pool and placing seventeenth in the final standings.

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