Hortense Diédhiou

Hortense (also spelled Hortance, Hortence and Hortanse) Diédhiou (born 19 August 1983) is a Senegalese judoka.

[1][2] She was the flag bearer of Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

[3][4] At the 2004 Olympics, she met Frédérique Jossinet who invited her to train in France.

Following that recommendation Diédhiou moved to Provence and in 2011 to Paris.

[3] This biographical article related to Senegalese judo is a stub.