Tekiath Ben Yessouf

Tekiath Ben Yessouf (born 13 September 1991) is an Nigerien taekwondo practitioner. She is scheduled to represent Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Tekiath Ben Yessouf
Personal information
Born (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991
Sport
CountryNiger
SportTaekwondo
Weight class57 kg
Medal record
Representing  Niger
African Games
2019 Rabat 57 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
2018 Agadir 57 kg

Career

She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea.[1] She was eliminated in her second match.[1] At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event.[2]

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.[3] In February 2020, she has qualified at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018African Taekwondo Championships2nd−57 kg
2019African Games3rd−57 kg

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


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