Isabelle Sambou (born 20 October 1980, in

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) is a

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ese

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. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the

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; she advanced to the bronze medal match, where she was defeated by

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. At the

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, she competed in the freestyle 53 kg event. She defeated Nguyen Thi Lua of

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in the first round. She was then defeated by eventual silver medalist,

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during the quarterfinals. Sambou was defeated by eventual bronze medalist,

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in the repechage. She was the flagbearer for Senegal during the opening ceremony.

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* 1980 births Living people Senegalese female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Senegal Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Games silver medalists for Senegal African Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2015 African Games 20th-century Senegalese women 21st-century Senegalese women {{Senegal-wrestling-bio-stub