Adama Diatta (born 14 August 1988) is a male freestyle wrestler from

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. He participated in the Men's freestyle 55 kg at the

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. In the round of 16, he lost to

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from

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. In the repechage round, he was beaten by

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Sezar Akgul. He competed for Senegal at the

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in the 57 kg division. He was defeated by

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in the first round. He was the flag bearer for Senegal during the closing ceremony. Through the

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, he earned qualification to represent Senegal at the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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* * * * * 1988 births Living people Senegalese male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Senegal Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists in wrestling African Games gold medalists for Senegal Wrestlers at the 2007 All-Africa Games Wrestlers at the 2015 African Games 20th-century Senegalese people 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-wrestling-bio-stub