Solomon Demse Explained

Solomon Demse
Full Name:Solomon Tufa Demse
Birth Date:1998 12, df=yes
Country:Ethiopia
Sport:Taekwondo

Solomon Tufa Demse (born 31 December 1998) is an Ethiopian taekwondo practitioner. He represented Ethiopia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Career

He competed in the men's finweight event at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He was eliminated in his first match.

In 2018, at the African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won the gold medal in the men's 54 kg event.[2]

He represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 54 kg event.[3]

He competed in the men's 58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He won his first match against Sergio Suzuki of Japan and he then lost against Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi of Tunisia.[4] He was then eliminated in the repechage by Mikhail Artamonov of the ROC.[4]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2014 African Youth Games 1st 54 kg
2018 1st 54 kg
2019 3rd 54 kg

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results. Taekwondo Data. 24 February 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Taekwondo Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812122137/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/TKW/OG2020-_TKW_B99_TKW-------------------------------.pdf. 12 August 2021. 24 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.