Thierno Diallo
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Full name | Thierno Boubacar Diallo | |||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Born | Conakry, Guinea | 22 November 2000|||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2018– | |||||||||||||
Club | Club Egiba | |||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Fernando Siscar | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thierno Boubacar Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast who is a member of the national team.
Early years[]
Diallo was born on 22 November 2000 in Conakry, Guinea.[1] When he was six years old he attended a talent scouting program at his school in Manresa and was encouraged to start gymnastics by the coaches who saw his potential.[1][2]
Diallo became a Spanish citizen in 2015 and debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[1]
Career[]
Diallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, and Rayderley Zapata.[3] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[4] Diallo also competed in the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.[1]
At the Spanish national championships, Diallo placed third in 2018 and second in 2020 in the individual all-around.[5][6]
Diallo qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the team event.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "El gimnasta Thierno Boubacar torna a situar Manresa al mapa olímpic 17 anys després". Nació Digital (in Catalan). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Mellado, Enrique (24 June 2018). "La selección masculina de gimnasia artística revalida el oro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "33rd European Men's Championships Glasgow - Senior Teams Finals Results" (PDF). gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Ana Pérez y Néstor Abad, campeones de España". LaLigaSports (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Agut, Jordi (8 December 2020). "El manresà Thierno Diallo obté el subcampionat estatal". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Confirmado el equipo español de gimnasia artística que viajará a Tokio". Sport (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links[]
- Thierno Diallo at FIG (biography)
- Thierno Diallo at Olympedia
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Spanish male artistic gymnasts
- Guinean male artistic gymnasts
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Olympic gymnasts of Spain
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Guinean emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish sportspeople of African descent
- Spanish people of Guinean descent
- European sportspeople of Guinean descent
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- People from Manresa