Ahmad Abughaush

Ahmad Abughaush (Arabic: أحمد أبو غوش; born 1 February 1996) is a Jordanian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the 68 kg category at the 2016 Olympics. This was Jordan's first Olympic medal in any sport, excluding a bronze in 1988 when taekwondo was a demonstration sport.

Ahmad Abughaush
Abughaush at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996
Amman, Amman
EducationAl-Ahliyya Amman University
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Coached by
  • Laith Othman (personal)
  • Chang Wen-Ping (national)
Medal record
Representing  Jordan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro68 kg
World Championships
2019 Manchester-74 kg
2017 Muju 68 kg
Grand Prix
2017 London68 kg
2017 Moscow68 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta68 kg
Universiade
2017 Taipei68 kg
World Junior Championships
2012 Sharm El-Sheikh63 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Ho Chi Minh City63 kg
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