Marine Camara

Marine Camara
Personal information
NationalityMali Malian
BornMarine Fatoumata Colette Camara
(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Featherweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Mali
African Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Rabat57kg

Marine Camara (born 28 January 1995) is a Malian boxer. She became the first woman representing Mali to win an African Games boxing medal when she claimed silver in the 57kg division at the 2019 edition.[2][3] Camara is also the first female Malian boxer to take part in an Olympic Games, having competed in the 57kg category at the 2024 Paris Games.[4] She lost in the first round to eventual bronze medalist, Esra Yıldız, from Turkey.[5][6] Camara was one of her country's flag-bearers at both the opening[7] and closing[8] ceremonies at the event.

References

  1. ↑ "Marine Camara Olympics 2024". mykhel.com.
  2. ↑ "Jeux africains/Boxe: Marine Fatoumata Camara, pour l'amour du Mali". RFI (in French).
  3. ↑ "Marine Camara, la boxeuse qui veut mettre le Mali sur la carte". Slate (in French).
  4. ↑ "JO 2024: Marine Camara, première boxeuse malienne de l'histoire à se qualifier pour les Jeux olympiques". RFI (in French).
  5. ↑ "Marine Camara Éliminée en Boxe Poids Plume aux JO 2024". kibarusports.com (in French).
  6. ↑ "Turkish boxer Esra Yildiz Kahraman secures Paris 2024 last 16 spot". Daily Sabah.
  7. ↑ "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent.
  8. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics: The flagbearers at Sunday's Closing Ceremony". olympics.com.
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