- Leyti Seck
Leyti Seck, born January 21, 1981 [ [http://www.eurosport.fr/skialpin/person_prs39652.shtml "Leyti Seck"] ;
Eurosport ] inMunich [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2003/feb/18/features11.g21 "Skiing's great black hope"] , "The Guardian", February 18, 2003] , is aSenegal ese alpine skier.Seck was his country's only representative at the
2006 Winter Olympics . He finished 55th in the Super-G, with a time of 1:42.87,but fauled to finish the slalom and giant slalom events. [ [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2006/x_605270.html?SITE=DCWAP&SECTION=OLYMPICS "Leyti Seck"] , "Washington Post"]Seck also competed in the
2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup , where he finished 61st in the giant slalom, with a time of 3:09.35. [ [http://www.skiworldcup.org/load/reports/StMoritz03/races/mgs/01.html "Men's Giant Slalom"] , Ski World Cup] In the 2004 Cup, he failed to finish the slalom; he did not qualify for the 2005 Cup. In the2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup , Seck took part in the slalom, which he failed to complete; he competed in the 2007 Cup with identical results. [ [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=55355&type=result Leyti Seck's biography] on the website of theInternational Ski Federation ]Seck took part in the 2005 Alpine skiing world championships, failing to complete the slalom, and finished 54th in the giant slalom with a time of 133.56. [ [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=55355&type=result Leyti Seck's biography] on the website of the
International Ski Federation ] He was scheduled to compete at the 2007 Alpine skiing world championships, but Senegal withdrew, reportedly with Seck's consent, in protest against new qualification rules imposed by theInternational Ski Federation to scale down the number of competitors. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/sports/othersports/12protest.html "Rules Prompt Have-Nots to Say They’ve Had Enough"] , "New York Times", February 12, 2007]His best result to date came at the
Mitterfirmiansreut inGermany in 2006, where he finished fifth in the slalom with a time of 1:21.53. [ [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=55355&type=result Leyti Seck's biography] on the website of theInternational Ski Federation ]Seck has dual Senegalese and
Austria n nationality. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/1422276/Tug-of-war-over-World-Cup-skier-from-Africa.html "Tug of war over World Cup skier from Africa"] , "The Telegraph", February 15, 2003]ee also
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Lamine Guèye (skier)
*Philip Boit
*Isaac Menyoli References
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