Akram Al-Noor

Akram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor (Arabic: أكرم أحمد عبدالله النور; born 3 December 1987) is a retired Yemeni taekwondo practitioner.[1][2] Al-Noor qualified for the Yemeni squad, as a 16-year-old teen, in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to Ukraine's Oleksandr Shaposhnyk with a default score of 5–7.[3] Al-Noor was also appointed as the Yemeni flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.[4]

Akram Al-Noor
Personal information
Full nameAkram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor
Nationality Yemen
Born (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987
Sana'a, Yemen
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Yemen
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 54 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akram Abdullah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akram Al-Noor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. "Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg/128lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.


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