Firas Katoussi

Firas Katoussi (born 6 September 1995) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event.[1] He also won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[2]

Firas Katoussi
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)203
Sport
CountryTunisia
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Tunisia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Guadalajara74 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2022 Paris80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester80 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 74 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dakar 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kigali 74 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 74 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 80 kg

In 2020, he competed in the men's 80 kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] He finished in 3rd place.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 80 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5]

References
  1. "Taekwondo". 2019 African Games. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. "Results - Page 434" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "Day 2 results" (PDF). 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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