Wafa Masghouni

Wafa Masghouni
Personal information
NationalityTunisian
Born (2007-12-11) 11 December 2007
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Weight class
62 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Tunisia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Wuxi62 kg
World U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Nairobi62 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Chuncheon63 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra62 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Taranto67 kg

Wafa Masghouni (born 11 December 2007) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. She won a gold medal at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career

Masghouni competed at the 2023 African Games and won a gold medal in the 62 kg category.[1] She competed at the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships and won a gold medal in the 63 kg category.[2] [3]

In October 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal in the 62 kg category, defeating 2024 Summer Olympics champion Viviana Márton in the finals. Márton led throughout the first round, before Masghouni landed a body kick in the closing seconds to tie the score at 7–7 and win the round on connections. The second round remained scoreless, but she once again won the round on connections.[4] This was the first women's gold medal for Tunisia at the World Taekwondo Championships.[5] In December 2025, she competed at the 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal in the 62 kg category.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (21 March 2024). "Accra 2023: Tunisia tops medal table in Kyorugi Taekwondo competition". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (4 October 2024). "WT Junior Championships Day 3: Iran claims three more medals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "World junior champion Wafa continues golden year for Tunisia". worldtaekwondo.org. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (29 October 2025). "Wuxi 2025: Wafa spoils Márton family joy". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo – Worlds in China: The historic gold of the Tunisian Wafa Masghouni". webdo.tn. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "World Taekwondo U21 Championships: Tunisia's Wafa Masghouni bags gold". tap.info.tn. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.


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