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| Birth name | Souleyman Alaphilippe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Souleyman Alaphilippe (born 30 June 2003) is a French taekwondo athlete.
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| Birth name | Souleyman Alaphilippe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Souleyman Alaphilippe (born 30 June 2003) is a French taekwondo athlete.
Souleyman Alaphilippe wins the silver medal in the under-63 kg category at the 2022 European Championships in Manchester. [1] He also won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Cracow in the same category. [2]
During early May 2024, the French Olympic Committee announced that Alaphilippe would be part of the France delegation at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3]
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