Sara Khoshjamal Fekri

Sara Khoshjamal Fekri (Persian: سارا خوش‌جمال فکری, born 21 September 1988 in Rudbar) is an Iranian taekwondoka and the first Iranian female taekwondo Olympic qualifier.[1] She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, defeating Ghizlane Toudali of Morocco in the round of sixteen before losing to Yang Shu-Chun of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals.

Sara Khoshjamal Fekri
2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo - Sara Khoshjamal Fekri (IRN, blue) v. Ghizlane Toudali. (TUN, red)
Personal information
Full nameSara Khoshjamal-Fekri
Nationality Iran
Born (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988
Roudbar, Iran
EducationPhysical Education
Alma materIslamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch
Sport
Country Iran
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)46 kg

Honors

  • Bronze medal, Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament (2007)
  • Gold medal, International Taekwondo Tournament (South Korea, 2008)
  • Gold Medal, International Taekwondo Tournament (Manchester England, 2010)
  • Silver Medal, Islamic countries
  • Silver Medal, China Open Games
  • Silver Medal, Korean Open Game
  • Boronz Medal, Asian Taekwondo Tournament (Lebanon)
  • Silver Medal, International Taekwondo Tournament (Netherlands)
  • Gold Medal, International Taekwondo Tournament (Fajr, Iran )

References

  • "Sara Khoshjamal", n°22 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
  • Athletes & Teams - The Official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2009)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Khoshjamal Fekri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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