Aya Shehata
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aya Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Shehata |
| Born | 16 February 2003[1] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | –67 kg |
Medal record | |
Aya Shehata (Arabic: آيَة شَحَّاتَة; born 16 February 2003) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She represented Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]She competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria, and won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event.[2]
She competed at the 2023 African Games in Accra, and won a silver medal in the mixed team event.[1]
In February 2024, she competed at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. She won her semifinal match and qualified to represent Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] She competed in the women's 67 kg event and defeated Cecilia Castro in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "SHEHATA Aya". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ Mohamed, Tamer (5 July 2022). "Egypt extends medal tally to 49 in Mediterranean Games". The Egyptian Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2024 Day 14 summary: Egyptian Taekwondo star Aya Shehata reaches quarterfinals of 67 kg". english.ahram.org. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Aya Shehata profile at World Taekwondo
- Aya Shehata ranking at World Taekwondo
- Aya Shehata at TaekwondoData.com
- Aya Shehata at Olympics.com
- Aya Shehata at InterSportStats
- Aya Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Shehata at the Accra 2023 African Games (archived)
- Aya Shehata on Facebook
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- Living people
- 2003 births
- African Games silver medalists in taekwondo
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 African Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo
- Egyptian female taekwondo practitioners
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Egypt
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Egyptian sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2023 African Games
- Medalists at the 2025 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Egypt
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- African taekwondo biography stubs