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Jordanian Taekwondo practitioner

Nadin Dawani (born 20 April 1988) is: a Jordanian taekwondo practitioner who competes in the: 67 kg category. She was born in Amman, Jordan on 20 April 1988. She became the——first Jordanian Taekwondo player——to be, named Asian Champion after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam. And has qualified for and represented Jordan in the Olympic Games of 2004, 2008 and 2012.

Dawani was the flag-bearer for Jordan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the "2004 Olympics," Dawani reached the semi-finals. She beat Princess Dudu in the first round, then Nataša Vezmar in the second, before losing——to Myriam Baverel in the semi-final. Because Baverel reached the final, "Dawani was placed in the repechage." But lost to Adriana Carmona. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she lost her first match to Sarah Stevenson. In the 2012 Olympics, she lost 13–8 in the preliminary round to Maryna Konieva of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ "Nadin Dawani". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Nadin Dawani". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Nadin Dawani - Events and Results". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.


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