| Birth date | 15 June 1998 (age 28) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Cairo, Egypt |
| Height | 196cm[1] |
| Country | Egypt |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Weight class | 87 kg |
| Show-medals | yes |
Seif Eissa (arz: سيف عيسى; born 15 June 1998) is an Egyptian Taekwondo practitioner & a Bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2] He also earned a gold medal at the 2015 African Games in Gaborone.
In 2020, he competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco and he qualified to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
At the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg event.[5][6] A few months later, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won one of the bronze medals in the 80 kg event.[7]
He won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8] He competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[9]
References
- ^ "223 M-80kg F ALESSIO Simone ITA 🔵 vs 🔴 EISSA Seif EGY I Rome 2022 World Taekwondo GP"
- ^ "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived 8 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Day 2 results". 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived 25 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 African Taekwondo Championships Medalists – Day 1 – June 5". Martial Arts Registration Online. Archived 6 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (8 June 2021). "Olympic champion Cissé among winners at African Taekwondo Championships in Dakar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo Results Book". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo Results Book". 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived 6 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "EISSA Seif". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. (alternate link)