Cherif Younousse

Cherif Younousse
Younousse in 2017
Personal information
Full nameCherif Younousse Samba
NationalityQatari
Born (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995
Senegal
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Teammate
Ahmed Tijan
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Qatar
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Silver medal – second place2024João Pessoa Elite 16
Bronze medal – third place2024Doha The Finals
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangMen
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMen
Asian Beach Games
Gold medal – first place2026 SanyaMen
Silver medal – second place2016 Da NangMen
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 PhuketMen

Cherif Younousse Samba (Arabic: شريف يونس سامبا, born 22 May 1995) is a Senegalese-born Olympic beach volleyball player competing for Qatar.[1][2] In 2018, he alongside Ahmed Tijan clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.[3]

He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics with teammate Jefferson Pereira. They were eliminated in the round of 16 of the men's tournament.[4]

After ending the partnership with Ahmed Tijan in 2014, they were reunited in 2017. The pair qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first ever medal for Qatar in beach volleyball.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cherif Younousse Samba". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cherif Younousse". FIVB.org. International Volleyball Federation. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games". The Peninsula. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cherif Younousse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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