Isabelle Yacoubou

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Isabelle Yacoubou
Defile medailles francais JO 2012.jpg
Yacoubou at the 2012 Olympics
No. 4Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Position Center
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 39)
Godomey, Benin
NationalityFrench-Beninese
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft 2012: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick
Drafted by Atlanta Dream
Career history
2003–2010 Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2010–2011 Famila Schio
2012–2013 WBC Sparta&K
2013–2014 Fenerbahçe S.K.
2014 Heilongjiang Dragons
2015–2018 Famila Schio
2018–2022 Tango Bourges Basket
2022–2024 Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Latvia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 France
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Hungary/Romania
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Poland

Isabelle Yacoubou (born 21 April 1986) is a Beninese-born French basketball player. She plays for France women's national basketball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where France won a silver medal. [1] Since May 2004 she also holds the Beninese record in the shot put at 15.15 meters. [2] Returning in 2022 to her training club Tarbes, she was injured in January 2024 during a match against Charleville-Mézières. On 28 February 2024 Tarbes GB announced that Yacoubou was stopping her playing career and joining the club's management. [3]

References

  1. Isabelle Yacoubou Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  2. "Athlete profile for Isabelle Yacoubou". IAAF. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. "Basket: la vice-championne olympique Isabelle Yacoubou met un terme à sa carrière". RFI. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.