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Nickname(s) | Teki, Kiki | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Niamey, Niger[ citation needed] | 13 September 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2018 | African Taekwondo Championships | 2nd | −57 kg |
2019 | African Games | 3rd | −57 kg |
2021 | African Taekwondo Championships | 1st | −57 kg |
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Teki, Kiki | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Niamey, Niger[ citation needed] | 13 September 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Niger | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club |
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Medal record
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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]
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]
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2018 | African Taekwondo Championships | 2nd | −57 kg |
2019 | African Games | 3rd | −57 kg |
2021 | African Taekwondo Championships | 1st | −57 kg |