Tekiath Ben Yessouf

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Tekiath Ben Yessouf
Personal information
Nickname(s)Teki, Kiki
Born (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 30)
Niamey, Niger[citation needed]
OccupationPolice officer
Sport
CountryNiger
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
ClubGermany BSV Friedrichshafen
Medal record
Representing  Niger
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dakar 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir 57 kg

Tekiath Ben Yessouf (born 13 September 1991) is an Nigerien taekwondo competitor. She represented Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Career[]

She 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, she 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[]

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 African Taekwondo Championships 2nd −57 kg
2019 African Games 3rd −57 kg
2021 African Taekwondo Championships 1st −57 kg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results" (PDF). 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Palmer, Dan (8 June 2021). "Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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