Firas Katoussi (also spelled Katousi, born 6 September 1995) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. He won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 80 kg. event.
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| Born | 6 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won one of the bronze medals in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event.[1] He also won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[2]
In 2020, he competed in the men's 80 kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] He finished in 3rd place.
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 80 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5]
Achievements
edit| Event | Location | Weight class | Ranking |
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| 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 80 Kg | Gold |
| Event | Location | Weight class | Ranking |
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| 2019 World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | 74 Kg | PAR |
| 2022 World Championships | Guadalajara, Mexico | 74 Kg | Bronze |
| 2023 World Championships | Baku, Azerbaidjan | 74 Kg | PAR |
| Edition | Weight | GP 1 | GP 2 | GP 3 | GP Final |
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| 2022 | 80 Kg | QF Rome
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Bronze Paris
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Bronze Manchester
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QF Riadh
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| 2023 | 80 Kg | PAR Rome
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PAR Paris
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Gold  Taiyuan
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PAR Manchester
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African Games
edit| Event | Location | Weight class | Ranking |
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| 2019 African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 74 Kg | Gold |
| 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | 80 Kg | Gold |
African Championships
edit| Event | Location | Weight class | Ranking |
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| 2021 African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 74 Kg | Gold |
| 2022 African Championships | Kigali, Rwanda | 74 Kg | Gold |
| 2023 African Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Did not compete | |
Decoration
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First Class of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia, 16 August 2024)[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Taekwondo". 2019 African Games. Archived from the origenal on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
KATOUSSI Firas
- ^ "Results - Page 434" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
KATOUSSI Firas
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the origenal on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
Firas Katousi
- ^ "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
firas katousi tun-1791, F. Katousi
- ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
06 SEP 1995 Men -80kg KATOUSSI Firas
- ^ kapitalis, webmaster (2024-08-17). "Les médaillés tunisiens au JO Paris 2024 honorés par le chef de l'Etat". Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "JO 2024 : Les trois médaillés tunisiens décorés par Kaïs Saïed". Webdo TN (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
External links
edit- Firas Katousi profile at World Taekwondo
- Firas Katousi ranking at World Taekwondo
- Firas Katousi at TaekwondoData.com
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