Mohamed Omrani
{{short description|Tunisian taekwondo practitioner}}
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Mohamed Omrani ({{langx|ar|محمد العمراني}}; born August 11, 1979, in Tunis) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category.{{cite sports-reference|title = Mohamed Omrani|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/om/mohammed-omrani-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070322/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/om/mohammed-omrani-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 2 January 2015}}
Omrani qualified for the Tunisian squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Egypt's Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein and granting a berth from the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cairo, Egypt.{{cite web|title=Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Taekwondo.pdf|format=PDF|pages=2–4|work=Athens 2004|publisher=LA84 Foundation|accessdate=28 December 2014}}{{cite news|first=Karray|last=Bradai|title=Tunisie: Omrani, Nahdi, Hammami : " Le taekwondo tunisien sera sur le podium à Athènes "|trans-title=Tunisia: Omrani, Nahdi, Hammami: "The Tunisian taekwondo will be on the podium in Athens"|language=fr|url=http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200402020928.html|work=La Presse de Tunisie|publisher=AllAfrica.com|date=2 February 2004|accessdate=2 January 2015}} He lost his opening match to Australian fighter and two-time Olympian Carlo Massimino with a score of 2–7. With his opponent trailing behind Guatemala's Gabriel Sagastume in the quarterfinals, Omrani denied his chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.{{cite web|title=Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Round of 16|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/martial_arts/results/3534260.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2004|accessdate=24 September 2013}}
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External links
- {{TaekwondoData|mohamed-omrani.a402}}
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Category:Tunisian male taekwondo practitioners
Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Tunisia
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Martial artists from Tunis
Category:20th-century Tunisian people
Category:21st-century Tunisian sportsmen
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