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| Birth name | Frederik Emil Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 22) Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 58kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Soo Shim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Niklas Andersson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederik Emil Olsen (born 3 October 2002) is a Danish-born Swedish taekwondo athlete. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships at the under 58 kg weight category.
Early life
Olsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark but at 10 years old moved to Skellefteå, Sweden to sign a contract with Soo Shim, after he revealed his natural talent at taekwondo sparring. His most viewed sparring video on YouTube has over half a million views as he was known as "The Taekwondo Kid" at the time, being invited to Kukkiwon several times for promoting the sport and being considered a prodigy by them. Later on, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Cadets Championship for Denmark.
References
- "Cyrian Ravet sacré champion d'Europe (- 58 kg) à Sofia". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "Tränare – Soo Shim Skellefteå". skelleftea.sooshim.se. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "With marketing, matches are not always won". en.mastkd.com. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "Nyhedsvisning". www.taekwondo.dk. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
External links
- Frederik Emil Olsen at TaekwondoData.com
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