Rohullah Nikpai

Rohullah Nikpai (born June 15, 1987) is an athlete from Afghanistan. He won an Olympic bronze medal for taekwondo.

Rohullah Nikpai

Rohullah Nikpai speaking in 2012
Personal information
Birth name	Rohullah
Full name	Rohullah Nikpai
Nationality	Afghanistan
Born	(1987-06-15) June 15, 1987 Wardak, Afghanistan[1]
Residence	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Afghanistan
Sport	Taekwondo
Achievements and titles
World finals	2011 Gyeongju
Regional finals	2008 Luoyang
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing  Afghanistan Men's taekwondo Olympic Games 2012 London 68 kg 2008 Beijing 58 kg World Championships 2011 Gyeongju Featherweight Asian Championships 2012 Ho Chi Minh City Featherweight 2014 Tashkent Featherweight 2008 Luoyang Flyweight

Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the age of 10.[2] At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar Nikpai was in the flyweight division. He lost to silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in round 16.

Nikpai was in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain. Winning the bronze medal made him Afghanistan's first Olympic medalist in any event. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai immediately called to congratulate Nikpai. He also gave him a house paid by the government.[3] "I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war," Nikpai said.[4][5]