Tekiath Ben Yessouf (born 13 September 1991) is a Nigerien taekwondo competitor. She represented Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
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| Nickname(s) | Teki, Kiki | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1991 Niamey, Niger[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  BSV Friedrichshafen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Ben Yessouf competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea.[2] She was eliminated in her second match.[2] At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event.[3]
In 2019, Ben Yessouf competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships without winning a medal. In that same year, she also represented Niger at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event.[4] In February 2020, she qualified at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event.[7][8] A few months later, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2018 | African Taekwondo Championships | 2nd | −57 kg |
| 2019 | African Games | 3rd | −57 kg |
| 2021 | African Taekwondo Championships | 1st | −57 kg |
References edit
- ^ a b "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Results" (PDF). 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Day 2 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.
External links edit
- Tekiath Ben Yessouf at TaekwondoData.com
- Tekiath Ben Yessouf at Olympedia
