Abdelrahman Wael

Abdelrahman Wael (born 7 September 1995) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. He is scheduled to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan after qualifying at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.[1][2]

Abdelrahman Wael
Personal information
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Egypt
African Games
2019 Rabat 68 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
2018 Agadir 68 kg

Career

In 2017, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea.[3]

At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won the gold medal in the men's 68 kg event.[4][5] In 2019, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships without winning a medal. A few months later, he represented Egypt at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event.[6] In the final, he lost against Ismael Yacouba of Niger.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018African Championships1st68 kg
2019African Games2nd68 kg

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Results" (PDF). 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. "Taekwondo Day 3 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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