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Andrea Paoli

Andrea Paoli
Personal information
Born (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Beirut, Lebanon
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportTaekwondo
Event57kg
ClubMont La Salle
Coached byBassem Aad
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Featherweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 57 kg
Updated on 26 July 2013

Andrea Robert Paoli (Arabic: أندريا روبير باولي) is a Lebanese athlete who was the Taekwondo champion of Lebanon in the senior category for five consecutive seasons.[2]

Biography

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In 2007, she won the Lebanese Juniors championship and later in the year, she earned the bronze medal at the Asian Juniors championship.[3] This medal led to her being selected to take part in the Youth Olympic Camp that took place during the Beijing Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games and in 2011, she was ranked eighth in the world.[2] Paoli was able to qualify to the London Olympics by ranking second the Asian Olympic Qualifiers that took place in Thailand in 2011.[citation needed]

She represented Lebanon in Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London.[4] She was given the honor of carrying the flag for Lebanon during the Parade of Nations. During the Women's 57 kg event, she advanced from the preliminary round to the quarterfinals by defeating Nidia Munoz of Cuba. In the quarterfinals, she lost against Tseng Li-Cheng of Chinese Taipei.[citation needed]

Family

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Her brother, Philippe, is a former professional footballer.[5] Her father, Robert, was a basketball player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PAOLI, Andrea : Taekwondo Data". Taekwondodata.de. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Andrea Paoli, Libanaise : « Mon but est de revenir des JO avec une médaille » | À la Une | l'Orient-Le Jour". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Interview with Andrea Paoli". Jmrab.edu.lb. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ^ "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée | Sports Liban | L'Orient-Le Jour" (in French). Lorientlejour.com. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ "فيليب باولي يدخل العالميّة من بوابة ليون الفرنسي". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "أندريا باولي طائر التايكواندو تحصد الذهب بلا حدود". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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