Ismael Yacouba

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Ismael Yacouba
Personal information
Full nameIsmael Yacouba Garba
Born (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 30)
Niger
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryNiger
SportTaekwondo
Positionathlete
University team1 participation at the world university games held in Tai pei,Taiwan
Clubbronze medalist at the European clubs championships held in Zagreb,Croatia.
Achievements and titles
World finals2 participations at the world taekwondo championships
National finals7 times National champion
Highest world ranking16
Personal best(s)7 medals at the world taekwondo opens tournaments
Medal record
Representing Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rabat 68 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Agadir 68 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dakar 68 kg

Ismael Yacouba Garba (born 27 April 1993) is a Nigerien taekwondo practitioner.

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.

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References

  1. "Results" (PDF). 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Results" (PDF). 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.