Ibrahim Aqil
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| Full name | Ibrahim Aqil Kamal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1979 Amman, Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ibrahim Aqil Kamal[1] (Arabic: ابراهيم عقيل كمال; born April 14, 1979, in Amman), more commonly known as Ibrahim Aqil,[2][3] is a Jordanian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[4] He captured two bronze medals in the over-84 kg division at the Asian Taekwondo Championships (1998 and 2004), and represented his nation Jordan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ibrahim qualified for the Jordanian squad in the men's heavyweight class (80 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and granting a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.[5] He defeated Denmark's Zakaria Asidah and Vietnam's Nguyen Van Hung in the prelims, before falling behind two-meter-tall local favorite Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece in the semifinal match with a score of 3–6.[6] As his formidable Greek opponent moved forward into the final, Ibrahim offered a chance for Jordan's first Olympic medal with a more satisfying victory over Kazakhstan's Adilkhan Sagindykov by a marginal judging decision in the repechage rounds, but slipped his chance in a 2–6 defeat to French fighter Pascal Gentil for the bronze, relegating Ibrahim to fourth place.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "المدرب الاردني / إبراهيم عقيل كمال". tkdarab.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "برونزية وزن فوق 80 كلغ تفلت من الاردني عقيل" (in Arabic). Al Yaum. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "مشاركة أردنية والآمال في الفروسية والتايكواندو" (in Arabic). Al-Hayat. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ibrahim Kamal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Vietnam taekwondo fighter stopped at Athens quarterfinal". Vietnam Breaking News. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Men's Heavyweight (+80kg/+176lbs) Bronze Medal Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Moon takes taekwondo gold". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links[edit]
- Ibrahim Kamal at TaekwondoData.com
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