Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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Flag bearers Leyti Seck (opening) | Lamine Guèye (closing) | |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Background
Senegal participated in four
Following a break of two Games, Senegal once again sent an athlete to the Winter Olympics in 2006. This was the first time Senegal had fielded a Winter Games team which did not feature Guèye. Instead, alpine skier Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative,[1] who had been competing professionally since 2002. He had been brought to the attention of Guèye, who was the head of the Senegalese Ski Federation.[4] Seck was chosen as the flagbearer for the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony,[5] while Guèye returned as flagbearer for the closing ceremony.[6]
Alpine skiing
The sole Senegalese athlete at the Games, Leyti Seck, competed in the men's super-G, giant slalom and slalom.[7][8][9] In the super-G on 18 February, Seck finished in 55th place out of the 56 skiers who completed the run with a time of 1:42.87, ahead of Erjon Tola of Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[9] However, he failed to complete his remaining two events, becoming one of the 40 skiers who did not finish the giant slalom on 20 February,[8] and one of the 44 who did not finish the slalom on 25 February.[7] Seck would go on to compete once again for Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
- Key
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Skiing events
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Leyti Seck | Men's super-G | n/a | 1:42.87 | 55 | ||
Men's giant slalom | did not finish | |||||
Men's slalom | did not finish |
References
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- ^ Jouanneau, Julien (22 July 2008). "Je suis devenu le premier Noir aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver. Par Lamine Guèye". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Senegal at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Hooper, John (18 February 2003). "Skiing's great black hope". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Super-G". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2016.