Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...
) is an
Ivorian taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
practitioner. She competed in the
67 kg event at the
2012 Summer Olympics; she was defeated by
Hwang Kyung-Seon
Hwang Kyung-seon (, born May 21, 1986), also spelled Hwang Kyung-sun, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Olympics
In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -6 ...
in the preliminary round and eliminated by
Helena Fromm
Helena Fromm (born 5 August 1987 in Oeventrop, West Germany) is a German taekwondo athlete. Representing Germany at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, China, she won the bronze medal in the welterweight (–67 ...
in the repechage contest. 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
Cheick Sallah Cissé (born 19 September 1993) is an Ivorian taekwondo athlete.
After winning gold at the 2015 African Games in the men's 80 kg, he represented Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same category. ...
who also won a medal and
Mamina Koné.
[Taekwondo: Ivorian Mamina Koné eliminated]
Abidjan.net, Retrieved 12 November 2016 Gbagbi returned in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
, winning another bronze.
Olympic Games 2020- Taekwondo: Ivorian Gbagbi wins bronze
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References
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1994 births
Living people
Ivorian female taekwondo practitioners
Sportspeople from Abidjan
Olympic bronze medalists for Ivory Coast
Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Ivory Coast
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in taekwondo
Universiade medalists for Ivory Coast
Competitors at the 2019 African Games
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
African Games medalists in taekwondo
African Games gold medalists for Ivory Coast
African Games bronze medalists for Ivory Coast
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
African Taekwondo Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
21st-century Ivorian women
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