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Émilie Gomis

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Émilie Gomis
Hainaut Basket
PositionGuard
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1983-10-18) 18 October 1983 (age 41)
Senegal
NationalityFrench
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Latvia Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Poland Team

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]

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ GOURY-LAFFONT, VICTOR. "French basketball star steps down from Olympics role over anti-Israel Instagram post". politico.
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