Abdou Faye (boxer)

Abdou Faye
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NationalitySenegalese
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Abdoulaye "Abdou" Faye is a Senegalese boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5] At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he lost to Michael Andrews of Nigeria.[1] He was the subject of the 1962 French film The Winner (Un cœur gros comme ça).[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdou Faye". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ D'Dée (January 1962). "Abdoulaye Faye, boxeur africain, est aussi un héros de film". La Vie africaine. No. 21. pp. 44–47.
  3. ^ "[...]". La Vie africaine. No. 24. April 1962. p. 43.
  4. ^ Boulois, Max (June 1962). "Abdou Faye parle à cœur ouvert aux lecteurs de La Vie africaine : "C'est pour l'Afrique que nous souffrons sur le ring"". La Vie africaine (in French). No. 26. p. 21. Retrieved 7 November 2025 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Bradley, Melissa Biggs (1996). French films, 1945-1993: a critical filmography of the 400 most important releases. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Company. p. 72. ISBN 9780786400249. Retrieved 7 November 2025 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Ducournau, Claire (19 December 2021). "Portraits de boxeurs noirs dans des magazines africains illustrés: Des corps traversés par des rapports de pouvoir (1953-1975)". Sur le journalisme, About journalism, Sobre jornalismo (in French). 10 (2): 130. doi:10.25200/SLJ.v10.n2.2021.439. ISSN 2295-0729. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


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