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Mahama Cho (born 16 August 1989) is a taekwondo practitioner who competes in the +87 kg category. Born in the Ivory Coast, he has represented both Great Britain and France at the sport.[3]
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| Born | 16 August 1989 (age 33) Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Green[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and personal life
Abdoufata Cho Mahama was raised by his grandmother in the Ivory Coast; his father was abroad and his mother was unable to care for him.[4] A practising Muslim, he attended an Arabic school in Abidjan.[4] As a child Cho was bullied.[4]
Cho moved to London at the age of eight, at the request of his father.[4] Cho's father Zakaia was a former African taekwondo champion who was teaching the sport there whilst also driving taxis.[4] When he arrived in England, staying first in Kennington and then in Stockwell, Cho was unable to speak any English.[4] He lived with his father's new family, forming a particularly close friendship with his step-brother David.[4]
In 2014, he became engaged to French heptathlete Antoinette Nana Djimou.[4] but their relationship ended in late 2017.
Football career
Cho played semi-professionally for Erith Town.[4] He trialled with Dagenham and Redbridge at the age of 16.[4] He gave up his football career at the age of 17 to focus on taekwondo.[4]
Taekwondo career
He joined the British taekwondo squad at the age of 17.[4] He was injured at the 2011 World Championships.[4] After that event he moved to Paris to study.[4] He joined the French taekwondo squad, winning gold at the 2013 Dutch and USA Opens.[4]
After returning to compete for Britain, at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix he won a gold medal in 2013,[5] and a silver medal in 2014.[6] In January 2016 he secured Britain their fourth and final qualifying place for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
Results
2017
World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea
Moldova International Open, in Chisinau, Moldova
2016
5th 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015
- President's Cup, in Hamburg, Germany
- European Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Istanbul, Turkey
- Polish International Open, in Warsaw, Poland
- US Open, in Las Vegas, United States
Serbia International Open, in Belgrad, Serbia- Grand Prix, in Moscow, Russia
2014
- Paris International Open, in Paris, France
- Commonwealth Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Swiss International Open
- Bahrain International Open, Bahrain
- Grand Prix Series in Astana, Kazakhstan
- Luxor International Open, in Luxor, Egypt
- Fujairah International Open, in United Arab Emirats
- Grand Prix, in Suzhou, China
2013
- Grand Prix Final in Manchester, England
- German International Open, in Hamburg, Germany
- Dutch International Open, in Eindhoven, Nederlands
- Paris International Open, in Paris, France
- Spanish International Open, in Alicante, Spain
- US Open, in Las Vegas, England
2012
- Israel International Open, in Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Spanish International Open, in Alicante, Spain
- Dutch International Open, in Eindhoven, Nederlands
References
- Mahama Cho Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Mahama Cho. nbcolympics.com
- "Mahama Cho". GB Taekwondo. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- Nick Hope (23 October 2014). "Mahama Cho: How taekwondo saved me from a life of bullying". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- Nick Hope (13 December 2013). "World Taekwondo Grand Prix: GB's Mahama Cho wins gold". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "World Grand Prix: Mahama Cho claims GB's first medal". BBC. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Rio 2016: Mahama Cho earns GB an Olympic place in +80kg category". BBC. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
External links
- Mahama Cho at TaekwondoData.com
- Mahama Cho at Olympedia
- Mahama Cho at the British Olympic Association
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