Sanaa Atabrour (born February 28, 1989, in
Khouribga
Khouribga (Moroccan , ) is the capital of Khouribga Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region, Morocco. With a population of 342,125 (2024 census), Khouribga owes its growth to the phosphate deposits nearby.
Geography
Located at 107 km ...
) is a Moroccan
taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
practitioner.
Sanaa won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight class at the
2011 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2011 World Taekwondo Championships was the 20th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at Gyeongju Indoor Stadium in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 1 to May 6, 2011.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men
Women
Team ranking ...
held in
Gyeongju
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. Sanaa qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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after winning the gold medal in the
women's 49 kg class at the WTF African Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games held in
Cairo
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. She beat
Catherine Kang 4–0 in the final.
In 2012 she competed in the
Women's 49 kg competition, but was defeated in the first round.
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1989 births
Moroccan female taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Morocco
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Living people
Sportspeople from Khouribga
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
21st-century Moroccan sportswomen
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