| Babacar Seck | |
| Full Name: | Babacar Seck Sakho |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1998 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Sport: | Karate |
| Weight Class: | +84 kg |
Babacar Seck Sakho (born 12 June 1998)[1] is a Spanish karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[2] [3]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4] [5]
At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, he finished in 5th place in the men's kumite +84 kg event.[6] In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[7]
He competed in the men's +84kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria where he was eliminated in his first match.[8] He won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[2] [3]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
Born in Senegal, he emigrated to Spain at the age of 11 and settled in Zaragoza.[5]
| Year | Competition | Location | Rank | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Team kumite | |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite +84kg | ||
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite | |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 1st | Kumite +84kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite +84kg |