Tekiath Ben Yessouf Explained
| Tekiath Ben Yessouf |
| Nickname: | Teki, Kiki |
| Birth Date: | 1991 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Niamey, Niger |
| Occupation: | Police officer |
| Country: | Niger |
| Sport: | Taekwondo |
| Weight Class: | Featherweight |
| Club: | BSV Friedrichshafen |
Tekiath Ben Yessouf (born 13 September 1991) is a Nigerien taekwondo competitor. She represented Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Career
Ben Yessouf competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea.[2] She was eliminated in her second match.[2] At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event.[3]
In 2019, Ben Yessouf 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.[4] In February 2020, she qualified at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] [6]
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, she won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event.[7] [8] A few months later, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|
| 2018 | | 2nd | −57 kg |
| 2019 | | 3rd | −57 kg |
| 2021 | | 1st | −57 kg | |
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822225217/http://www.taekwondo-oezer.de/wp-content/uploads/Turniere/20170624-30-WM-Senioren-2017-Poollisten.pdf. 22 August 2020. 22 August 2020. 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.
- Web site: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results. Taekwondo Data. 24 February 2020.
- Web site: Taekwondo Day 3 Results. 2019 African Games. live. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824044029/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%203%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf. 24 August 2019.
- News: Pavitt. Michael. 23 February 2020. Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 8 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208215414/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091001/african-taekwondo-qualifier-tokyo-2020. 8 December 2020.
- Web site: Day 2 results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082759/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/draw-day2.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.
