Omar Lakehal (born 5 June 1999) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. He is a gold medalist at the African Games and a silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
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| Born | 5 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2017, at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the silver medal in the men's 58 kg event. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 58 kg event.[1][2]
In 2019, he represented Morocco at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 58 kg event.[3] In 2020, he competed in the men's 58 kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the silver medal in the men's 58 kg event.[5][6]
He won the silver medal in the men's 58 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | 2nd | 58 kg |
| 2018 | African Championships | 3rd | 58 kg |
| 2019 | African Games | 1st | 58 kg |
| 2021 | African Championships | 2nd | 58 kg |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Taekwondo Day 2 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Day 1 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 African Taekwondo Championships Medalists – Day 1 – June 5" (PDF). Martial Arts Registration Online. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (8 June 2021). "Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links edit
- Omar Lakehal at TaekwondoData.com
