Achraf Mahboubi

Achraf Mahboubi (Arabic: أشرف محبوبي‎, born 8 August 2000) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. He is scheduled to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Achraf Mahboubi
Personal information
Native nameأشرف محبوبي
Born (2000-08-08) 8 August 2000
Sport
CountryMorocco
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Morocco
African Games
2019 Rabat 80 kg
African Taekwondo Championships
2018 Agadir 74 kg

Career

In 2017, 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.

In 2019, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2019 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 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco and he qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018African Championships1st74 kg
2019African Games2nd80 kg

References
  1. Iveson, Ali (7 September 2020). "Morocco's Tokyo 2020-qualified taekwondo players attend 20-day training camp". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "Taekwondo Day 1 Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "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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