Tameem Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kubati (born 1 January 1989 in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

) is a

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

i taekwondo practitioner. Al-Kubati won a bronze medal at the

2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships The 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 18th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held at The Sports Centre Gymnasium of Luoyang in Luoyang, China from April 26 to April 28, 2008. Medal summary Men Women Medal table ...

and a gold medal at the

2011 Pan Arab Games The 2011 Pan Arab Games also known as the 12th Pan Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011. This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. Khalifa International Stadium was the main venue for th ...

. He competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the 58kg event. He was the flag bearer of the Yemeni sports team during the opening ceremonies. On August 8, he advanced from the preliminaries to the quarterfinals by defeating

Gabriel Mercedes Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes (born November 12, 1979 in Monte Plata, Monte Plata Province) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the – 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijin ...

of the Dominican Republic (8-3). In the quarterfinals, he was defeated by

Óscar Muñoz Óscar Luis Muñoz Oviedo (born 9 May 1993) is a Colombian taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -58 kg weight class. This was the fifth Olympic medal for Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and ...

of Colombia (2-14).Profile from the Yemen Olympic team

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* * 1989 births Living people Yemeni male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Yemen Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Yemen Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Arab Games gold medalists {{Taekwondo-bio-stub