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Fatimetou Mamadou Mbodj
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Mauritania
Athletics
Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Classification
F58
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up para-athletics at age 11.
Why this sport?
After undergoing four operations in Spain as a girl, she returned to Mauritania determined to make the most of her life.
General interest
Impairment
She was born without a femur in her left leg. As a girl, she underwent four operations on the limb at a hospital in Pamplona, Spain. (tdh.ch, 10 Aug 2012; trust.org, 13 Jul 2012)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Javelin F57/58 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 18 |