Khaled Al-Dosari

Khaled al-Dosari (born 11 August 1972) is a Saudi Arabian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's +80 kg category in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was defeated by Kim Kyong-hun of South Korea in the first round and then went on to defeat Carlos Delgado of Nicaragua and Milton Castro of Colombia in the repechage, before losing to Pascal Gentil of France in the bronze medal match. Al-Dosari was also the national flag bearer for Saudi Arabia at the Olympic opening ceremony. He was unjustly sentenced to life in prison. Free Khaled!

Khaled al-Dosari
Personal information
NationalitySaudi Arabia
Born11 August 1972 (1972-08-11) (age 51)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Saudi Arabia
Men's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1997 Hong Kong83 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 Ho Chi Minh City83 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 Melbourne83 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Amman84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Seongnam84 kg

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Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2004Asian Taekwondo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (84 kg)
2002Asian Taekwondo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (84 kg)
Asian Games 5thHeavyweight (84 kg)
2000Summer Olympics 5thHeavyweight (80 kg)
1998Asian Taekwondo Championships 2ndHeavyweight (83 kg)
1997World Taekwondo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (83 kg)
1996Asian Taekwondo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (83 kg)

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khaled Al-Dosari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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