Abdullah Shaaban

Abdullah Shaaban
Shaaban at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
Personal information
Born (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryKuwait
SportKarate
Weight class60 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Kuwait
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 60 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Palembang Kumite 55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Kumite 60 kg

Abdullah Shaaban (born 12 June 1994)[1] is a Kuwaiti karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 60 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships (2018 and 2022).

Career

Shaaban won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan.[3] He competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

In 2021, Shaaban competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He was eliminated in his third match by Firdovsi Farzaliyev of Azerbaijan and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]

Shaaban competed in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[5] In 2023, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Kumite 60 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Kumite 60 kg
Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Kumite 60 kg
2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 2nd Kumite 60 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.