Émilie Gomis

Émilie Gomis
Hainaut Basket
PositionGuard
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1983-10-18) 18 October 1983
Senegal
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2009 LatviaTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 FranceTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 PolandTeam

Émilie Gomis (born 18 October 1983) is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player playing point guard position. She played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL league. She wore the number 4. Competing for France, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

In January 2024, Gomis declined an offer to be an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The organising committee for the games confirmed her refusal in a statement. Gomis published an anti-Israel post on Instagram before announcing the decision.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émilie Gomis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ↑ GOURY-LAFFONT, VICTOR. "French basketball star steps down from Olympics role over anti-Israel Instagram post". politico.


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