Farouk Abdesselem
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1991 Arles, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Karateka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Farouk Abdesselem (born 9, September 1991) is a French Karateka and a national coach of the South Korean karate team, and a former coach of Indonesian Karate team.[1] Holder of -84 kilogram, Farouk has represented France in several championships of the World European championship, and European games.[2][3] He won the bronze medal in the Premier League in Lisbon and qualified for the Olympic tournament (TQO) in Paris to represent the French team for Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.[4][5] In 2022, Farouk became the national coach of the Indonesian Karate team for the 2021 SEA Games which won five gold, six bronze, and three silver medals.[6][7] Farouk is the 5th in the world in 84 kg Karateka, with multi-medalists at international tournaments.[8][9]