Anthony Obame

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Anthony Obame Taekwondo
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Surname: Anthony Obame Mylann
Nationality: GabonGabon Gabon
Birthday: September 10, 1988
Place of birth: Libreville

Anthony Obame Mylann (born September 10, 1988 in Libreville ) is a Gabonese Taekwondoin who is active in the heavyweight division.

Obame played his first international title fights at the 2011 World Championships in Gyeongju , where he was able to reach the round of 16 with two wins in the class up to 87 kilograms. In the same weight class he won the gold medal at the Pan-African Games in Maputo in 2011 and won his first international medal. At the 2012 African Olympic qualification tournament in Cairo , he won the heavyweight over 80 kilograms with victories over Daba Modibo Keïta and Chika Chukwumerije a starting place for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . There he advanced to the final and lost to Carlo Molfetta , with 9: 9 points after extra time and after the jury's decision. This won him the silver medal and the first ever Olympic medal for his country.

He won the bronze medal at world championships in 2015 and 2017 .

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