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Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in
Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...
) is an Ivorian
taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...
practitioner. She competed in the
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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 -67 ...
in the preliminary round and eliminated by Helena Fromm in the repechage contest. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she defeated
Farida Azizova Farida Azizova (born 6 June 1995 in Qusar, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner. She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Karine Sergerie in the preliminary round. She al ...
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, winning another bronze.Olympic Games 2020- Taekwondo: Ivorian Gbagbi wins bronze
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