Omar Salim
Hungarian taekwondo practitioner (born 2003)
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Omar Gergely Salim (born 12 April 2003) is an American-Hungarian taekwondo athlete. He is the youngest son of Gergely Salim, a former Olympic champion.[1][2][3] He became a Hungarian citizen in 2022.
12 April 2003
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| Born | Omar Gergely Salim 12 April 2003 Carson, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Finweight Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salim's Taekwondo Center MTK Budapest (2019–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gergely Salim (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships men's 54 kg.[4] A month later, he qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. At the Taekwondo event of the Tokyo Olympics he was not able to go beyond the preliminary round.
Personal life
He is the youngest son of former Olympic, world and European champion Gergely Salim. He is of Tanzanian and Hungarian descent through his father. His uncle József Salim, was also a 6-time European medalist for Hungary. His brother and training partner, Shariff Salim, was Pan American Junior champion in 2019, alongside him.
One of his main supporters and sponsors is Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović, as he used to train with master Gergely Salim at his dojang Salim's Taekwondo Center in Los Angeles. Zlatan played for LA Galaxy from 2018 to 2019 and was always passionate about taekwondo.[5][6]
