Frederik Emil Olsen Explained

Birth Name:Frederik Emil Olsen
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:3 October 2002
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Weight:58kg
Country:Sweden
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:58kg
Club:Soo Shim
Coach:Niklas Andersson
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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]

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]

Notes and References

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