Ruth Gbagbi

Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian taekwondo practitioner.^[1][2][3] She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she was defeated by Hwang Kyung-seon in the preliminary round and eliminated by Helena Fromm in the repechage contest.^[4] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she defeated Farida Azizova to win the bronze medal. She was part of an Ivorian team that included Cheick Sallah Cissé who also won a medal and Mamina Koné.^[5] Gbagbi returned in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning another bronze.^[6][7]

Ruth Gbagbi

Personal information
Full name	Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi
Nationality	Ivorian
Born	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Medal record Women’s taekwondo Representing  Ivory Coast Olympic Games 2016 Rio De Janeiro  –67 kg 2020 Tokyo  –67 kg World Championships 2017 Muju  –62 kg 2023 Baku  –67 kg Grand Prix 2017 Moscow  –67 kg 2019 Sofia  –67 kg 2019 Moscow (F)  –67 kg 2022 Paris  –67 kg 2017 London  –67 kg 2017 Rabat  –67 kg 2017 Abidjan (F)  –67 kg 2022 Rome  –67 kg Grand Slam 2017 Wuxi –67 kg 2018 Wuxi –67 kg African Games 2015 Brazzaville  –62 kg 2011 Maputo  –57 kg African Championships 2012 Antananarivo –62 kg 2014 Tunis –62 kg 2016 Port Said –62 kg 2018 Agadir –67 kg 2021 Dakar –67 kg 2022 Kigali –67 kg

References

1. . London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
2. "GBAGBI, Ruth Marie Christell". TaekwondoData. from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
3. Gourlay, Youenn (5 December 2021). "Ruth Gbagbi, la championne de taekwondo qui inspire la jeunesse ivoirienne". Le Monde. from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
4. . London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
5. "JO 2016/Taekwondo: l'Ivoirienne Mamina Koné éliminée en 8è de finale" [2016 Olympic Games/Taekwondo: Ivorian Mamina Koné eliminated in the round of 16]. Abidjan.net (in French). from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Côte d'Ivoire : Seydou Gbané et Aminata Traoré qualifiés en Taekwondo pour les JO 2020". Afrik Soir (in French). 24 February 2020. from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
7. . sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

• Ruth Gbagbi profile at World Taekwondo
• Ruth Gbagbi ranking at World Taekwondo
• Ruth Gbagbi at TaekwondoData.com 
• Ruth Gbagbi at Olympics.com 
• Ruth Gbagbi at Olympedia