Ruth Gbagbi

Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian taekwondo practitioner.[1][2][3] She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she was defeated by Hwang Kyung-Seon in the preliminary round and eliminated by Helena Fromm in the repechage contest.[4] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she defeated Farida Azizova to win the bronze medal. She was part of an Ivorian team that included Cheick Sallah Cissé who also won a medal and Mamina Koné.[5] Gbagbi returned in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning another bronze.[6][7]

Ruth Gbagbi
Personal information
NationalityIvorian
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Women’s taekwondo
Representing  Ivory Coast
Olympic Games
2016 Rio De Janeiro –67 kg
2020 Tokyo –67 kg
World Championships
2017 Muju –62 kg
Grand Prix
2017 Moscow –67 kg
2019 Sofia –67 kg
2019 Moscow (F) –67 kg
2022 Paris –67 kg
2017 London –67 kg
2017 Rabat –67 kg
2017 Abidjan (F) –67 kg
2022 Rome –67 kg
Grand Slam
2017 Wuxi –67 kg
2018 Wuxi –67 kg
African Games
2015 Brazzaville –62 kg
2011 Maputo –57 kg
African Championships
2012 Antananarivo–62 kg
2014 Tunis –62 kg
2016 Port Said –62 kg
2018 Agadir –67 kg
2021 Dakar –67 kg
2022 Kigali –67 kg

References

  1. "Ruth Gbagbi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  3. Gourlay, Youenn (5 December 2021). "Ruth Gbagbi, la championne de taekwondo qui inspire la jeunesse ivoirienne". Le Monde. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. "Ruth Gbagbi - Events and results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. Taekwondo: Ivorian Mamina Koné eliminated, Abidjan.net, Retrieved 12 November 2016
  6. Soir, Afrik (2020-02-24). "Côte d'Ivoire : Seydou Gbané et Aminata Traoré qualifiés en Taekwondo pour les JO 2020". Afrik Soir (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. Olympic Games 2020- Taekwondo: Ivorian Gbagbi wins bronze


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