Ismael Yacouba

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

Ismael Yacouba
Personal information
Full nameIsmael Yacouba Garba
Born (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993
Sport
CountryNiger
SportTaekwondo
Positionathlete
Achievements and titles
National finals7 times National champion
Medal record
Representing  Niger
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 68 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dakar 68 kg

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.

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.