Ismael Yacouba Garba (born 27 April 1993) is a Nigerien taekwondo practitioner.
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| Full name | Ismael Yacouba Garba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1993 Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | 1 participation at the world university games held in Tai pei,Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | bronze medalist at the European clubs championships held in Zagreb,Croatia. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2 participations at the world taekwondo championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | 7 times National champion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 7 medals at the world taekwondo opens tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2017, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea.[1] At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event.[2][3]
In 2019, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.[4] In the same year, he represented Niger at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 68 kg event.[5] In the final, he defeated Abdelrahman Wael of Egypt.
References edit
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (29 March 2018). "Olympic gold medallist Cisse suffers final defeat at African Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
External links edit
- Ismael Yacouba at TaekwondoData.com
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