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 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]
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]