Frederik Emil Olsen
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.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Frederik Emil Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 58kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Soo Shim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Niklas Andersson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[3] Later on, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Cadets Championship for Denmark.[4]
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.
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