Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a Guinean-born Spanish artistic gymnast. He represented Spain at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

Thierno Diallo
Personal information
Full nameThierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo[1]
BornThierno Boubacar Diallo
(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 25)
Conakry, Guinea
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Spain Spain
(2018–)
ClubClub Egiba
Head coach
Fernando Siscar

Early years

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Diallo 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 granted Spanish citizenship in 2015.[4] He debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[2]

Career

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Diallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, Alberto Tallón and Rayderley Zapata.[5] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[6] 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.[7][8]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Diallo competed in the team event.[9]

References

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  1. "Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo". Oficina de Atención al Deportista.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad a tres deportistas de élite y a un ciudadano jordano" [The Government grants citizenship to three elite athletes and one Jordanian citizen]. Europa Press (in Spanish). 24 July 2015.
  5. Mellado, Enrique (24 June 2018). "La selección masculina de gimnasia artística revalida el oro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. "33rd European Men's Championships Glasgow - Senior Teams Finals Results" (PDF). gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. "Ana Pérez y Néstor Abad, campeones de España". LaLigaSports (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. Agut, Jordi (8 December 2020). "El manresà Thierno Diallo obté el subcampionat estatal". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. "Confirmado el equipo español de gimnasia artística que viajará a Tokio". Sport (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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