Aboubakry Dia

{{short description|Senegalese sprinter}}

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Aboubakry Dia (born 17 April 1967) is a retired Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He is best known for finishing fourth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympic Games, together with Moustapha Diarra, Hachim Ndiaye and Ibou Faye.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SEN/summer/1996/ATH/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173827/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SEN/summer/1996/ATH/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Senegal Athletics at the 1996 Moskva Summer Games|accessdate=23 May 2014}} The team ran in a Senegalese record.

His personal best time was 46.50 seconds (1991).{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/aboubakry-dia-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021642/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/aboubakry-dia-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Aboubakry Dia|accessdate=23 May 2014}}

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