Binta Zahra Diop
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| Nationality |  Senegal | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1990 Dakar, Senegal | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club des Vikings de Rouen (FRA) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Binta Zahra Diop (born 30 June 1990 in Dakar) is a Senegalese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] She is also a two-time bronze medalist for the 50 m butterfly event at the All-Africa Games.[2][3]
Diop represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the women's 100 m butterfly event. She won the first heat, with a time of 1:04.26. Diop, however, failed to advance into the semi-final rounds, as she placed forty-seventh in the overall rankings.[4]
