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]

Frederik Emil Olsen
Personal information
Birth nameFrederik Emil Olsen
NationalitySwedish
Born (2002-10-03) 3 October 2002
Copenhagen, Denmark
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58kg
ClubSoo Shim
Coached byNiklas Andersson
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's taekwondo
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Sofia58 kg
European U21 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tallinn58 kg

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

  1. "Cyrian Ravet sacré champion d'Europe (- 58 kg) à Sofia". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. "Tränare – Soo Shim Skellefteå". skelleftea.sooshim.se. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "With marketing, matches are not always won". en.mastkd.com. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. "Nyhedsvisning". www.taekwondo.dk. Retrieved 2021-04-08.


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