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Place of Birth: Ziguinchor, Senegal
About Hortense Diédhiou
- Hortense (also spelled Hortance, Hortence and Hortanse) Diédhiou (born 19 August 1983) is a Senegalese judoka.
- She participated in three Olympic games: 2004 in the -52kg event, 2008 at -52kg and 2012 at -57kg.
- She was the flag bearer of Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
- At the 2004 Olympics, she met Frédérique Jossinet who invited her to train in France.
- Following that recommendation Diédhiou moved to Provence and in 2011 to Paris.
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