Saleh Elsharabaty Wins Jordan’s First Medal, Tokyo 2020 Olympics : July 2021

Saleh Elsharabaty (aka) Abu Salah. Athlete. Taekwondo.

Saleh Elsharabaty won the Silver medal. Fell just short of grabbing an Olympic gold for Jordan when he lost the Taekwondo men’s 80 kg final 20-9 to Maksim Khramtcov of the Russian Olympic Committee at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo.

Elsharabaty – Jordanian of Palestinian origin. Member of the Jordanian Taekwondo team

Earlier Wins :

  • Silver medal at the 2018 Taekwondo Grand Prix in Moscow
  • Gold at the 2018 Asian Championship
  • Bronze at the 2016 Asian Championship
  • Bronze at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta
  • Bronze at the 2017 Asian Indoor
  • Bronze at the Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

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JORDAN / PALESTINE