Ahmed Tijan - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Apr 28 1995
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![]() Tijan in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ahmed Tijan Janko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Qatari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 April 1995 (age 29) Banjul, The Gambia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ahmed Tijan Janko (born on April 28, 1995) is a Qatari beach volleyball player originally from The Gambia.[1]
In 2018, he alongside Cherif Younousse clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.[2] The pair qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first ever medal for Qatar in beach volleyball.[3]
- ^ "With pressure as their friend, Qatar's Cherif and Ahmed Tijan aim high". FIVB. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games". The Peninsula. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze". NBC Olympics. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.