Adama Diatta

Adama Diatta
Personal information
Born14 August 1988 (1988-08-14) (age 36)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Senegal
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Port Harcourt 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Marrakech 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Alexandria 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Alexandria 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Marrakech 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dakar 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Cairo 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Casablanca 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tunis 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cairo 55 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 57kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 55kg

Adama Diatta (born 14 August 1988) is a male freestyle wrestler from Senegal. He participated in the Men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the round of 16, he lost to Tomohiro Matsunaga from Japan. In the repechage round, he was beaten by Turkish Sezar Akgul.

He competed for Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 57 kg division. He was defeated by Yowlys Bonne of Cuba in the first round.[1] He was the flag bearer for Senegal during the closing ceremony.[2]

Through the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, he earned qualification to represent Senegal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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