Philippe Kouassi

Philippe Kouassi
Personal information
Full nameRené Philippe Kouassi
Born14 December 1979 (1979-12-14) (age 45)
Adzopé, Côte d'Ivoire
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Ivory Coast
SportArchery
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windhoek Recurve team, mixed
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rabat Recurve individual, men

René Philippe Kouassi (born 14 December 1979 in Adzopé, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian archer. He competed in the individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he again competed in the individual event where he was defeated by Jean-Charles Valladont of France during the first round.[3] He was the flag bearer for his country during the Olympic closing ceremony.[4]

References

  1. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philippe Kouassi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.


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