Firas Katoussi (also spelled Katousi, born 6 September 1995) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. He won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 80kg. event.
Career He won one of the bronze medals in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. He represented Tunisia at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 74kg event. He also won the gold medal in the men's 74kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.
In 2020, he competed in the men's 80kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in 3rd place.
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 80kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Achievements
Summer Olympic Games Event Location Weight class Ranking2024 Summer OlympicsParis, France 80 kg Gold
World Championships Event Location Weight class Ranking2019 World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom74 kg PAR2022 World ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Mexico74 kg Bronze2023 World ChampionshipsBaku, Azerbaidjan74 kg PAR
Grand Prix EditionWeightGP 1GP 2GP 3GP Final2022 80 kg QF Rome Bronze Paris Bronze Manchester QF Riyadh202380 kgPAR RomePAR ParisGold TaiyuanPAR Manchester
African Games Event Location Weight class Ranking2019 African GamesRabat, Morocco 74 kg Gold2023 African GamesAccra, Ghana 80 kg Gold
African Championships Event Location Weight class Ranking2021 African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 74 kg Gold2022 African ChampionshipsKigali, Rwanda 74 kg Gold 2023 African Championships Abidjan, Ivory CoastDid not compete
Decoration
First Class of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia, 16 August 2024)
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