Omar Gergely Salim (born 12 April 2003) is an American-Hungarian taekwondo athlete. He is the youngest son of Gergely Salim, a former Olympic champion.[1][2][3] He became a Hungarian citizen in 2022.
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| Birth name | Omar Gergely Salim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 2003 Carson, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Finweight Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salim's Taekwondo Center MTK Budapest (2019–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gergely Salim (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships men's 54 kgs.[4] A month later, he qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. At the Taekwondo event of the Tokyo Olympics he was not able to go beyond the preliminary round.
Personal life
editHe is the youngest son of former Olympic, world and european champion Gergely Salim. He is of Tanzanian and Hungarian descent through his father. His uncle József Salim, was also a 6-time European medalist for Hungary. His brother and training partner, Shariff Salim, was Pan American Junior champion in 2019, alongside him.
One of his main supporters and sponsors is Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, as he used to train with master Gergely Salim at his dojang Salim's Taekwondo Center in Los Angeles. Zlatan played for LA Galaxy from 2018 to 2019 and was always passionate about taekwondo.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Home". Salim's Taekwondo Center. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Pegher, Kelcie. "Meet the family of taekwondo champions in Redondo Beach". The Beach Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "SALIM Omar". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Teenagers take gold on opening day of European Taekwondo C.. [World Taekwondo]". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Ibrahimovic's Favorite Eyes Hungary's First Olympic Gold in Taekwondo". Hungary Today. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Zlatan Ibrahimović support tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External links
edit- Omar Gergely Salim profile at World Taekwondo
- Omar Gergely Salim ranking at World Taekwondo
- Omar Gergely Salim at TaekwondoData.com
- Omar Salim at Olympics.com
- Omar Salim at Olympedia (archive)
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