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Nationality | Afghan | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middleweight class | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 2002 Asian Games: 72 kg – Bronze | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roia Zamani is a taekwondo practitioner from Afghanistan, who is perhaps best known for her bronze medal finish at the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea. Zamani, who wears a headscarf under her helmet, won a bronze medal in the 72 kg middleweight class of taekwondo without winning a single match. Zamani was the only medalist from Afghan side. None of the remaining athletes advanced past the qualifying stages.