Adama Diatta
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Adama Diatta (born 14 August 1988) is a male freestyle wrestler from Senegal. He participated in the Men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the round of 16, he lost to Tomohiro Matsunaga from Japan. In the repechage round, he was beaten by Turkish Sezar Akgul.
He competed for Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 57 kg division. He was defeated by Yowlys Bonne of Cuba in the first round.[1] He was the flag bearer for Senegal during the closing ceremony.[2]
Through the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, he earned qualification to represent Senegal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Adama Diatta at the International Wrestling Database
- Adama Diatta at United World Wrestling
- Adama Diatta at Olympics.com
- Adama Diatta at Olympedia
- Adama Diatta at Beijing 2008 Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2008)
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- 1988 births
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- Senegalese male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Senegal
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- African Games medalists in wrestling
- African Games gold medalists for Senegal
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
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- 21st-century Senegalese people
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