Mohammad Abu-Libdeh

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Mohammad Abu-Libdeh Taekwondo
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Surname: Mohammad Zuhair Abu-Libdeh
Nationality: JordanJordan Jordan
Birthday: October 22, 1983

Mohammad Zuhair Abu-Libdeh (born October 22, 1983 ) is a Jordanian Taekwondoin . It starts in the weight class up to 68 kilograms.

Abu-Libdeh has been taking part in international competitions since 2000 and celebrated first successes in smaller tournaments. His breakthrough came at the 2007 World Cup in Beijing . He advanced to the quarterfinals in the 72kg class, but lost to Tommy Mollet there . The following year he won at the Asian Championships in Henan in the class up to 67 kilograms after a final defeat against Mohammad Bagheri Motamed with silver, his first medal at major championships. In the following years, Abu-Libdeh remained successful in the class up to 68 kilograms. He won bronze at the 2010 Asian Cup in Astana and again reached a World Cup quarter-finals at the 2011 World Cup in Gyeongju , but lost there to Rohullah Nikpai . At the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Bangkok he won a starting place for the 2012 Olympic Games in London with a final victory over Dmitri Kim .

Abu-Libdeh is studying interior design at the University of Philadelphia in Amman .

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