Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a male artistic gymnast. Born in Guinea, he is a member of the Spain national team.
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| Full name | Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Thierno Boubacar Diallo 22 November 2000 Conakry, Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Early years
editDiallo was born on 22 November 2000 in Conakry, Guinea.[2] 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.[2][3]
Diallo was naturalized in 2015 and debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[2]
Career
editDiallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, Alberto Tallón and Rayderley Zapata.[4] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[5] Diallo also competed in the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.[2]
At the Spanish national championships, Diallo placed third in 2018 and second in 2020 in the individual all-around.[6][7]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Diallo competed in the team event.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo". Oficina de Atención al Deportista.
- ^ a b c d "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. 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.
