Omar Salim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BirthnameOmar Gergely Salim
Born12 April 2003
Carson, California, U.S.
Carson, California, U.S.
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
CountryHungary
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Omar Gergely Salim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 2003 Carson, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Finweight Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salim's Taekwondo Center MTK Budapest (2019–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gergely Salim (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.
