Faye Njie (born 23 November 1993) is a Finnish-born Gambian

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. He was born in

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, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries. He represented Finland in the 2009 European Cadet Championships, the 2009 EYOF, the

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, and the 2012 European Junior Championships before switching to fight for the Gambia. Njie was the first-ever Olympic judoka for the Gambia. He competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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, in the men's 73 kg, where he was eliminated by Didar Khamza in the first round. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

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. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

, winning the country's first-ever silver medal in the Games. Njie was also a silver medalist at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

. Njie was the flag bearer for the Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

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* * * 1993 births Living people Naturalized citizens of The Gambia 21st-century Gambian people Gambian male judoka Judoka at the 2015 African Games African Games silver medalists in judo African Games silver medalists for the Gambia Olympic judoka for the Gambia Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Gambian people of Finnish descent Martial artists from Helsinki Finnish male judoka Finnish people of Gambian descent Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Africa-judo-bio-stub