Ruth Gbagbi

{{short description|Ivorian taekwondo practitioner}}

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| full_name = Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi

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| nationality = Ivorian

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| birth_place = Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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| height = 179 cm

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{{MedalSport | Women's taekwondo}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio De Janeiro| –67 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo| –67 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Muju| –62 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 2023 Baku |  –67 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Moscow| –67 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Sofia| –67 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Moscow (F)| –67 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Paris| –67 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 London| –67 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Rabat| –67 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Abidjan (F)| –67 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Rome| –67 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Grand Slam}}

{{Medal|Gold| 2017 Wuxi | –67 kg }}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Wuxi | –67 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Brazzaville| –62 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Maputo| –57 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition| African Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2012 Antananarivo| –62 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2014 Tunis | –62 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2016 Port Said | –62 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Agadir | –67 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2021 Dakar | –67 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Kigali | –67 kg }}

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Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (born 7 February 1994 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian taekwondo practitioner.{{cite web |title=Ruth Gbagbi |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gbagbi-ruth-1031804/ |work=London 2012 Olympics |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826041603/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gbagbi-ruth-1031804/ |archive-date=26 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/ruth-marie-christelle-gbagbi.afy8.html |title=GBAGBI, Ruth Marie Christell |website=TaekwondoData |language=en |access-date=8 August 2017 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516094702/https://www.taekwondodata.com/ruth-marie-christelle-gbagbi.afy8.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=5 December 2021 |title=Ruth Gbagbi, la championne de taekwondo qui inspire la jeunesse ivoirienne |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/12/05/ruth-gbagbi-la-championne-de-taekwondo-qui-inspire-la-jeunesse-ivoirienne_6104823_3212.html |last=Gourlay |first=Youenn |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Le Monde |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205171405/https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/12/05/ruth-gbagbi-la-championne-de-taekwondo-qui-inspire-la-jeunesse-ivoirienne_6104823_3212.html |url-status=live}} She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she was defeated by Hwang Kyung-seon in the preliminary round and eliminated by Helena Fromm in the repechage contest.{{cite web |title=Ruth Gbagbi - Events and results |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gbagbi-ruth-1031804/events/ |work=London 2012 Olympics |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818010641/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gbagbi-ruth-1031804/events |archive-date=18 August 2012 |url-status=dead}} In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she defeated Farida Azizova to win the bronze medal. She was part of an Ivorian team that included Cheick Sallah Cissé who also won a medal and Mamina Koné.{{cite web |url=http://news.abidjan.net/h/597826.html |title=JO 2016/Taekwondo: l’Ivoirienne Mamina Koné éliminée en 8è de finale |trans-title=2016 Olympic Games/Taekwondo: Ivorian Mamina Koné eliminated in the round of 16 |website=Abidjan.net |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024055951/http://news.abidjan.net/h/597826.html |archive-date=24 October 2016 |url-status=live}} Gbagbi returned in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning another bronze.{{Cite web |url=https://www.afriksoir.net/cote-divoire-seydou-gbane-et-aminata-traore-qualifies-en-taekwondo-pour-les-jo-2020/ |title=Côte d'Ivoire : Seydou Gbané et Aminata Traoré qualifiés en Taekwondo pour les JO 2020 |website=Afrik Soir |language=fr-FR |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225020116/https://www.afriksoir.net/cote-divoire-seydou-gbane-et-aminata-traore-qualifies-en-taekwondo-pour-les-jo-2020/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/breve/olympic-games-2020-taekwondo-ivorian-gbagbi-wins-bronze/ |title=Olympic Games 2020- Taekwondo: Ivorian Gbagbi wins bronze |website=sportnewsafrica.com |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330064655/https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/breve/olympic-games-2020-taekwondo-ivorian-gbagbi-wins-bronze/ |url-status=dead}}