Omar Lakehal
{{short description|Moroccan taekwondo practitioner}}
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{{Medal|Competition| African Games }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2019 Rabat | 58 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| African Championships }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2021 Dakar | 58 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Agadir | 58 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Islamic Solidarity Games }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2017 Baku | 58 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Mediterranean Games }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2022 Oran | 58 kg }}
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Omar Lakehal (born 5 June 1999) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. He is a gold medalist at the African Games and a silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
Career
In 2017, at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the silver medal in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Dan|date=29 March 2018|title=Olympic gold medallist Cisse suffers final defeat at African Taekwondo Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063289/olympic-gold-medallist-cisse-suffers-final-defeat-at-african-taekwondo-championships|url-status=live|access-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209232331/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063289/olympic-gold-medallist-cisse-suffers-final-defeat-at-african-taekwondo-championships|archive-date=9 December 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/resultlist_display.html?tnid=772&cid=senior|title=2018 African Taekwondo Championships Results|website=Taekwondo Data|access-date=24 February 2020}}
In 2019, he represented Morocco at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf|title=Taekwondo Day 2 Results|website=2019 African Games|url-status=live|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626031910/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf|archive-date=26 June 2020}} In 2020, he competed in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Day 1 results|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DRAW.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082752/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DRAW.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=9 August 2020|website=2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament}}
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the silver medal in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web|title=2021 African Taekwondo Championships Medalists – Day 1 – June 5|url=https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1491/RESULTS%20DAY%201%20BY%20WEIGHT,%202021%20AFRICAN%20SENIOR%20KYORUGI%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%20G4.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606131210/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1491/RESULTS%20DAY%201%20BY%20WEIGHT,%202021%20AFRICAN%20SENIOR%20KYORUGI%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%20G4.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2021|access-date=12 September 2021|website=Martial Arts Registration Online}}{{Cite news|last=Palmer|first=Dan|date=8 June 2021|title=Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108782/african-taekwondo-championships-results|access-date=12 September 2021}}
He won the silver medal in the men's 58{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |title=Taekwondo Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/TKW/ResultBook/GDM2022_TKW_v1.1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706132341/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/TKW/ResultBook/GDM2022_TKW_v1.1.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}}
Achievements
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| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd | 58 kg |
| 2018 | African Championships | bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd | 58 kg |
| 2019 | African Games | bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 58 kg |
| 2021 | African Championships | bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd | 58 kg |
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Moroccan male taekwondo practitioners
Category:African Games medalists in taekwondo
Category:African Games gold medalists for Morocco
Category:Competitors at the 2019 African Games
Category:African Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in taekwondo
Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo
Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Morocco