Ruth Gbagbi

Ruth Gbagbi
Personal information
Full nameRuth Marie Christelle Gbagbi
NationalityIvorian
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
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 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ "GBAGBI, Ruth Marie Christell". TaekwondoData. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ Gourlay, Youenn (5 December 2021). "Ruth Gbagbi, la championne de taekwondo qui inspire la jeunesse ivoirienne". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ruth Gbagbi - Events and results". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ^ "JO 2016/Taekwondo: l'Ivoirienne Mamina Koné éliminée en 8è de finale" [2016 Olympic Games/Taekwondo: Ivorian Mamina Koné eliminated in the round of 16]. Abidjan.net (in French). Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : Seydou Gbané et Aminata Traoré qualifiés en Taekwondo pour les JO 2020". Afrik Soir (in French). 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Olympic Games 2020- Taekwondo: Ivorian Gbagbi wins bronze". sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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