Akram Al-Noor
Olympic taekwondo practitioner
أكرم النور
Akram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor (Arabic: أكرم أحمد عبدالله النور; born 3 December 1987) is a retired Yemeni taekwondo practitioner. Al-Noor qualified for the Yemeni squad, as a 16-year-old teen, in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to Ukraine's Oleksandr Shaposhnyk with a default score of 5–7. Al-Noor was also appointed as the Yemeni flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16231840 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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