Ruth Gbagbi

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Ruth Gbagbi
Personal information
Full nameRuth Marie Christelle Gbagbi
NationalityIvorian
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio De Janeiro  –67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo  –67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Muju  –62 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Baku  –67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Moscow  –67 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Sofia  –67 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Moscow (F)  –67 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paris  –67 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London  –67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Rabat  –67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Abidjan (F)  –67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rome  –67 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Wuxi –67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Wuxi –67 kg
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville  –62 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo  –57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Antananarivo–62 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Tunis –62 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Port Said –62 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Agadir –67 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dakar –67 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kigali –67 kg

Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian taekwondo practitioner. [1] [2] [3] She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she was defeated by Hwang Kyung-seon in the preliminary round and eliminated by Helena Fromm in the repechage contest. [4] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she defeated Farida Azizova to win the bronze medal. She was part of an Ivorian team that included Cheick Sallah Cissé who also won a medal and Mamina Koné. [5] Gbagbi returned in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning another bronze. [6] [7]

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References

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