Zaid Al-Halawani

Zaid Al-Halawani
Personal information
NationalityJordanian
Born (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000
Sport
CountryJordan
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Jordan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Guadalajara63 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou–63 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Beirut63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Chuncheon–63 kg

Zaid Al-Halawani (born 11 January 2000) is a Jordanian male taekwondo practitioner.

Career

In 2019, Al-Halawani competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he lost to Jaouad Achab.[1]

Al-Halawani competed for a spot for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, through the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[2] However, he failed to qualify for the Olympics through a top two finish, losing to Kurt Bryan Barbosa despite leading his opponent 12 seconds prior to the end of their match.[3] The following month, he competed in the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships and won the silver medal, losing to Niyaz Pulatov.[4][5]

Al-Halawani won a bronze medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Chuncheon, South Korea. Later in November, he won the silver medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[6] He also competed in the same event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, where he lost to Banlung Tubtimdang, the latter in whom went on to win silver.[7] He represented Jordan at the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023) and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 63kg bantamweight event.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Men's bantamweight" (PDF). 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Asian Qualification Tournament concludes with Olympic places for seven countries". World Taekwondo. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Yumol, David Tristan (22 May 2021). "PH taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Official results". Taekwondo Data.
  5. ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (24 May 2021). "Barbosa has tools to win medal in Tokyo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (19 November 2022). "Greenwood snatches gold from Zuo's grasp as Liang ensures second title for China". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Türkiye at the double on day 4 of Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jordanian taekwondo stars with silver and bronze at Asian Games". Jordan News. 27 September 2023.
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