Faith Ogallo (born 3 February 1994) is a Kenyan

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practitioner. She represented Kenya at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan after qualifying at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Rabat, Morocco.

Career

She previously competed in basketball but was recommended to switch to taekwondo by her

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taekwondo coach. In 2019, she represented Kenya at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, and won the silver medal in the women's +73 kg event. In 2021, she competed in the women's +67 kg event at the

in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she participated in the

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ahead of the

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* Living people 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kenyan female taekwondo practitioners African Games medalists in taekwondo African Games silver medalists for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya Competitors at the 2019 African Games Competitors at the 2023 African Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Kenya African Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Kenyan women 21st-century Kenyan people {{Taekwondo-bio-stub