Omar Lakehal Explained
Omar Lakehal (born 5 June 1999) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. He is a gold medalist at the African Games and a silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
Career
In 2017, at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the silver medal in the men's 58kg event. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 58kg event.[1] [2]
In 2019, he represented Morocco at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 58kg event.[3] In 2020, he competed in the men's 58kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the silver medal in the men's 58kg event.[5] [6]
He won the silver medal in the men's 58kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|
| 2017 | | 2nd | 58 kg |
| 2018 | | 3rd | 58 kg |
| 2019 | | 1st | 58 kg |
| 2021 | | 2nd | 58 kg | |
Notes and References
- News: Palmer. Dan. 29 March 2018. Olympic gold medallist Cisse suffers final defeat at African Taekwondo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 9 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209232331/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063289/olympic-gold-medallist-cisse-suffers-final-defeat-at-african-taekwondo-championships. 9 December 2020.
- Web site: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results. Taekwondo Data. 24 February 2020.
- Web site: Taekwondo Day 2 Results. 2019 African Games. live. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626031910/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf. 26 June 2020.
- Web site: Day 1 results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082752/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DRAW.pdf. 25 February 2020. 9 August 2020. 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
- Web site: 2021 African Taekwondo Championships Medalists – Day 1 – June 5. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606131210/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1491/RESULTS%20DAY%201%20BY%20WEIGHT,%202021%20AFRICAN%20SENIOR%20KYORUGI%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%20G4.pdf. 6 June 2021. 12 September 2021. Martial Arts Registration Online.
- News: Palmer. Dan. 8 June 2021. Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar. InsideTheGames.biz. 12 September 2021.
- Web site: Taekwondo Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706132341/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/TKW/ResultBook/GDM2022_TKW_v1.1.pdf . 6 July 2022 . 6 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
