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]
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| Hainaut Basket | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | LFB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 October 1983 Senegal |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ GOURY-LAFFONT, VICTOR. "French basketball star steps down from Olympics role over anti-Israel Instagram post". politico.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Émilie Gomis at Olympedia
- Émilie Gomis at Olympics.com
- Émilie Gomis at Olympic.org (archived)
- Émilie Gomis at Équipe de France (in French)
- Émilie Gomis at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Émilie Gomis at LFB at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 March 2016) (in French)
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