Ahmed Tijan

{{Short description|Qatari beach volleyball player (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Ahmed Tijan

| image = 20180803 Beach Volleyball Vienna Major 0009.jpg

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| caption = Tijan in 2018

| fullname = Ahmed Tijan Janko

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| nationality = Qatari

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|4|28}}

| birth_place = Banjul, The Gambia

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 75 kg

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| teammates = Cherif Younousse

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's beach volleyball }}

{{MedalCountry | {{QAT}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympics}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{Medal|Competition|Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024|João Pessoa Elite 16}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2024|Doha The Finals}}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | Men }}

{{MedalGold | 2022 Hangzhou | Men }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championship }}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Phuket | Men }}

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Ahmed Tijan Janko (born on April 28, 1995) is a Qatari beach volleyball player originally from The Gambia.{{cite news |title=With pressure as their friend, Qatar's Cherif and Ahmed Tijan aim high |url=http://worldtour.2018.fivb.com/en/592/news/with-pressure-as-their-friend-qatars-cherif?id=76350 |publisher=FIVB |date=30 June 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2018}}

In 2018, he alongside Cherif Younousse clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.{{cite news |title=Qatar clinches fourth gold at Asian Games |url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/28/08/2018/Qatar-clinches-fourth-gold-at-Asian-Games |publisher=The Peninsula |date=28 August 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2018}} The pair qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first ever medal for Qatar in beach volleyball.{{cite news |title=Younousse and Tijan win Qatar's first beach volleyball bronze |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/younousse-and-tijan-win-qatars-first-beach-volleyball-bronze |publisher=NBC Olympics |date=6 August 2021 |accessdate=13 August 2021}}