Thierno Diallo
Personal information
Full nameThierno Boubacar Diallo
Country represented Spain
Born (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000
Conakry, Guinea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2018–
ClubClub Egiba
Head coach(es)Fernando Siscar
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaParallel Bars
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaTeam

Thierno Boubacar Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast who is a member of the national team.

Early years

Diallo was born on 22 November 2000 in Conakry, Guinea.[1] When he was six years old he attended a talent scouting program at his school in Manresa and was encouraged to start gymnastics by the coaches who saw his potential.[1][2]

Diallo was naturalized in 2015 and debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[1]

Career

Diallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, Alberto Tallón and Rayderley Zapata.[3] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[4] Diallo also competed in the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.[1]

At the Spanish national championships, Diallo placed third in 2018 and second in 2020 in the individual all-around.[5][6]

Diallo qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the team event.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "El gimnasta Thierno Boubacar torna a situar Manresa al mapa olímpic 17 anys després". Nació Digital (in Catalan). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Mellado, Enrique (24 June 2018). "La selección masculina de gimnasia artística revalida el oro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "33rd European Men's Championships Glasgow - Senior Teams Finals Results" (PDF). gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ana Pérez y Néstor Abad, campeones de España". LaLigaSports (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Agut, Jordi (8 December 2020). "El manresà Thierno Diallo obté el subcampionat estatal". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Confirmado el equipo español de gimnasia artística que viajará a Tokio". Sport (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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