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Birth name
  
Rohullah

Sport
  
Height
  
1.80 m

Full name
  
Rohullah Nikpai

World finals
  
2011 Gyeongju

Weight
  
58 kg


Nationality
  
Afghan

Name
  
Rohullah Nikpai

Residence
  
Country
  
Afghanistan

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Siblings
  
Habib Nikpah

Rohullah Nikpai ISAF congratulates Afghan Olympic medalist Rohullah Nikpa

Born
  
June 15, 1987 (age 36) (
1987-06-15
)
Wardak, Afghanistan

Olympic medals
  
Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

Similar People
  
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed, Terrence Jennings, Juan Antonio Ramos, Servet Tazegul, Levent Tuncat

Rohullah nikpai in London Olympic 2012


Rohullah Nikpai (Persian: روح‌الله نیکپا‎‎, born June 15, 1987) is an Afghan taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist.

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Career

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Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the age of 10. During the bloody civil war over the capital city, his family left the city and settled in one of Iran's many Afghan refugee camps. He soon became a member of the Afghan refugee Taekwondo team after watching martial arts movies. He returned to Kabul in 2004 and continued his training at the government provided Olympic training facility. At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar Nikpai competed in the flyweight division where he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in round 16.

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Nikpai competed in the 58 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, defeating two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to win the bronze medal, making him Afghanistan's first Olympic medalist in any event. He became a national hero, returning to Afghanistan and getting off the plane to be met with a crowd of many thousands. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai immediately called to congratulate Nikpai. He also awarded him a house, car, and other luxuries at the government’s expense. "I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war," Nikpai said. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rohullah entered the 68 kg category, where he was beaten by Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed; he eventually won his bronze medal at the Olympic Games after defeating Martin Stamper of Great Britain.


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References

Rohullah Nikpai Wikipedia