Menna Shaaban Okila
Personal information
Born (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 23)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Egypt
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 1 1
African Games 2 1 0
African Karate Championships 1 0 3
Total 4 2 4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dubai Kumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Kumite +68 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Kumite +68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Kumite +68 kg
African Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gaborone Kumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tangier Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cairo Kumite +68 kg

Menna Shaaban Okila (born 25 May 2000)[1] is an Egyptian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.[3][4]

Career

Okila won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2019 African Karate Championships held in Gaborone, Botswana.[5] She represented Egypt at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event.[6][7]

In October 2021, Okila won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[8][9] In December 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 African Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[10] She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.[10]

Okila competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[11] She lost her first match against eventual silver medalist Milena Jovanović of Montenegro and she was then eliminated in the repechage by María Torres of Spain.[11]

Okila competed in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[12] She lost each of her matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals.[12] In 2023, Okila won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[13] She defeated Chehinez Jemi of Tunisia in her bronze medal match.[13]

In 2024, Okila won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[14]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2019 African Karate Championships Gaborone, Botswana 3rd Kumite +68 kg
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Kumite +68 kg
2020 African Karate Championships Tangier, Morocco 3rd Team kumite
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Kumite +68 kg
1st Team kumite
African Karate Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd Kumite +68 kg
1st Team kumite
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Kumite +68 kg
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st Kumite +68 kg
1st Team kumite

References

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (21 November 2021). "Egypt dethrone France as Japan sweep kata titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 African Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 August 2019). "Morocco confirm status as major karate powerhouse at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships". World Karate Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2021 African Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  14. ^ "World Champion Youssef Badawy Lead Way to Gold on Opening Day of Karate at African Games in Accra". World Karate Federation. 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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