Thierno Diallo

Thierno Boubacar Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast who is a member of the national team.

Thierno Diallo
Personal information
Full nameThierno Boubacar Diallo
Country represented Spain
Born (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000
Conakry, Guinea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2018–
ClubClub Egiba
Head coach(es)Fernando Siscar
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaParallel Bars
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaTeam

Early years

Diallo was born on 22 November 2000 in Conakry, Guinea.[1] 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.[1][2]

Diallo was naturalized in 2015 and debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[1]

Career

Diallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, Alberto Tallón and Rayderley Zapata.[3] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[4] Diallo also competed in the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.[1]

At the Spanish national championships, Diallo placed third in 2018 and second in 2020 in the individual all-around.[5][6]

Diallo qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the team event.[7]

References
  1. "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. Mellado, Enrique (24 June 2018). "La selección masculina de gimnasia artística revalida el oro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. "33rd European Men's Championships Glasgow - Senior Teams Finals Results" (PDF). gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. "Ana Pérez y Néstor Abad, campeones de España". LaLigaSports (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. Agut, Jordi (8 December 2020). "El manresà Thierno Diallo obté el subcampionat estatal". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. "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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