Achraf_Mahboubi

Achraf Mahboubi

Achraf Mahboubi

Moroccan taekwondo practitioner

Achraf Mahboubi (Arabic: أشرف محبوبي, born 8 August 2000) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. In 2021, he represented Morocco at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

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Career

He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Kim Hun of South Korea.

At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event.[2] In 2018, he also competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Júlio Ferreira of Portugal.

In 2019, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom without winning a medal. As part of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix he won one of the bronze medals at the event held in Rome, Italy. In that same year, he also represented Morocco at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event.[3]

In 2020, he competed in the men's 80 kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco and he qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event.[6][7] A few months later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 80 kg event.[8]

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References

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    Iveson, Ali (7 September 2020). "Morocco's Tokyo 2020-qualified taekwondo players attend 20-day training camp". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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    "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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    "Taekwondo Day 1 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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    Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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    "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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    "2021 African Taekwondo Championships Medalists – Day 1 – June 5" (PDF). Martial Arts Registration Online. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    Palmer, Dan (8 June 2021). "Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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