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

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. Sanaa qualified for the

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

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

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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 {{Morocco-taekwondo-bio-stub