Akram Al-Noor
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Akram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor |
| Nationality |
 Yemen |
| Born |
3 December 1987 Sana'a, Yemen |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | 58 kg |
Medal record
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Akram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor (Arabic: أكرم أحمد عبدالله النور; born December 3, 1987 in Sana'a) is a retired Yemeni taekwondo practitioner.[1] 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.[2] Al-Noor was also appointed as the Yemeni flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.[3]
References
- ↑ "Akram Abdullah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg/128lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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