Ruth Gbagbi
Personal information
NationalityIvorian
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 29)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record
Women’s taekwondo
Representing  Ivory Coast
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio De Janeiro  –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo  –67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju  –62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku  –67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Moscow  –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia  –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Moscow (F)  –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris  –67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 London  –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rabat  –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abidjan (F)  –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome  –67 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi –67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi –67 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville  –62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo  –57 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antananarivo –62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tunis –62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Port Said –62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Agadir –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dakar –67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kigali –67 kg

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]

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

External links

World Champions in Taekwondo – Women's Lightweight
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