Ismael Yacouba
Nigerien taekwondo practitioner (born 1993)
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Ismael Yacouba Garba (born 27 April 1993) is a Nigerien taekwondo practitioner.
FullnameIsmael Yacouba Garba
Born27 April 1993
Niger
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
CountryNiger
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| Full name | Ismael Yacouba Garba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1993 Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | 1 participation at the world university games held in Tai pei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | bronze medalist at the European clubs championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 3 participations at the world taekwondo championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | 7 times National champion | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 7 medals at the world taekwondo opens tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
