Faysal Sawadogo (born 22 September 1996) is a male taekwondo practitioner from Burkina Faso.
Personal life
He studies Economics & Management at Grenoble Alpes University, Saint-Martin-d'Heres.
Career
He was named Athlete of the Year for 2017 by the Association of Sports Journalists of Burkina. He was a bronze medalist at the 2019 African Games and also a bronze medalist at the European Club Championships in 2020. Faysal Sawadogo also won bronze in June 2021 at the African Taekwondo Championships, held in Dakar, Senegal. He was selected for the Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg.
References
- "Faysal Sawadogo sélectionné pour les JO de Tokyo en taekwondo !" [Faysal Sawadogo selected for the Tokyo Olympics in taekwondo!] (in French). June 15, 2020.
- "Taekwondo SAWADOGO Faysal - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
External links
- Faysal Sawadogo at TaekwondoData.com
- Faysal Sawadogo at Olympedia
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Burkinabé male taekwondo practitioners
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Burkina Faso
- African Games bronze medalists for Burkina Faso
- African Games medalists in taekwondo
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Burkinabé sportsmen
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