Biography
Seck was his country's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. He finished 55th in the Super-G, with a time of 1:42.87, but failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom events.
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. In the 2004 Cup, he failed to finish the slalom; he did not qualify for the 2005 Cup. In the 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Seck took part in the slalom, which he failed to complete; he competed in the 2007 Cup with identical results.
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. 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 the International Ski Federation to scale down the number of competitors.
His best result to date came at the Mitterfirmiansreut in Germany in 2006, where he finished fifth in the slalom with a time of 1:21.53.
Seck will coach the women's football team of USK Hof for the 2010-11 ÖFB-Frauenliga season.
Seck has dual Senegalese and Austrian nationality.
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