Rohullah Nikpai

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Rohullah Nikpai is a taekwondo practitioner from Afghanistan. On Wednesday, 20 August 2008 he became the first-ever Olympic medalist from Afghanistan 1 2. He won two bronze medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics3 and 2012 Summer Olympics4 by competing in 58 KG and 68 KG categories respectively 5.

Personal life

Nikapai was born in Wardak, Afghanistan on June 15, 19876. He was first introduced to Taekwondo in Iran when he was 107 8.

Fights

Nikpai has 45 registered fights on Taekwondo Data and won 28 of them. He has participated in 17 international tournaments 9.

ResultYearTournamentCityWeightCategory
PAR2006Asian ChampionshipBangkok-58Senior
PAR2006Asian GamesDoha-58Senior
PAR2007World ChampionshipPeking-58Senior
2.2007Olympic Games qualificationHo Chi Minh City-58Senior
3.2008Asian ChampionshipsHenan-58Senior
3.2008Olympic GamesBeijing-58Senior
PAR2009World ChampionshipsKopenhagen-68Senior
PAR2010Asian GamesGaungzhou-68Senior
3.2011World ChampionshipsGyeongju-68Senior
PAR2011Olympic Games qualification WorldBaku-68Senior
3.2011Olympic Games qualification AsiaBangkok-68Senior
2.2012Asian ChampionshipsHo Chi Minh City-68Senior
3.2012Olympic GamesLondon-68Senior
3.2014Asian ChampionshipsTashkent-68Senior
PAR2014Grand PrixSuzhou-68Senior
PAR2016Olympic Games qualification AsiaManila-68Senior
PAR2017World ChampionshipsMuju-68Senior

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References

  1. A FIRST MEDAL FOR AFGHANISTAN
  2. Nikpai hopes his medal can serve as message of peace
  3. BEIJING 2008 TAEKWONDO – 58 KG MEN
  4. London 2012 Taekwondo 58-68 KG MEN
  5. Rohulla Nikpai, Results
  6. BEIJING 2008 Athlete Biography
  7. Nikpai hopes his medal can serve as message of peace
  8. IOC’S HELPING HAND GUIDES NIKPAI TO BRONZE
  9. TaekwondoData Person-ID: 15814P

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Born

June 15, 1987

Place of birth

Wardak, Afghanistan

Sport

Taekwondo

Nationality

Afghanistan