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Samer Kamal

Taekwondo Olympic Medalist 

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      Taekwondo Qualifications

  • 9th Dan Black belt (Kukkiwon 2022)

  • 9th Dan Black belt (Taekwondo Jidokwan 2022)

  • 9th Dan Black belt (Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan 2017)

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  • 1st Class World Taekwondo International Referee since 1999

  • 1st Class Jordanian Instructor since - Amman, Jordan 1987

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  • World Taekwondo Level 1 Coach - February, 2020. Florida, USA

  • World Taekwondo Level 2 Coach - July, 2020

  • AI and DC Canada certified Coach - June 2020 

  • Kukkiwon 3rd Class Master - December 2021. Chicago, USA

  • Kukkiwon 2nd Class Master - July 2022. Washington, USA

  • Kukkiwon 1st Class Poom and Black Belt Examiner - July 2022. Washington, USA

  • Hanmadang 2nd Class Certified - November 2022, Chicago, 2022

  • Kukkiwon 1st Class Master - November 2022, Chicago, USA

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      National Taekwondo Championships

  1. Jordan’s Champion and Gold medalist for the years: 82,83,84,86,87,88, and 89

  2. Jordan Universities Champion and Gold Medalist for the years: 83,84,85,86, and 87

  3. Jordan Military Champion and Gold Medalist for the years: 88 and 89     

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       Participated as a player in the following International Championships

  1. Asian Taekwondo Championships – Singapore 1982

  2. World Taekwondo Championships – Copenhagen (Denmark) 1983

  3. Asian Taekwondo Championships – Manila (Philippines) 1984

  4. Asian Championships – Australia 1986 \ BRONZE MEDALIST

  5. World Cup Championships – Colorado (USA) 1986

  6. Asian Games – Seoul (Korea) 1986 \ SILVER MEDALIST

  7. World University Championships – (USA) 1986 \ SILVER MEDALIST

  8. Belgium International Championships 1987 \ BRONZE MEDALIST

  9. Belgium International Championships 1988

  10. Olympic Games – Seoul (Korea) 1988 \ BRONZE MEDALIST

  11. Luxembourg International Championships 1988 \ GOLD MEDALIST

  12. Belgium International Championships 1989

  13. World Games – Germany 1989

  14. World Championships – Seoul (Korea) 1989 

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    Taekwondo Training Experience

  • Chairman at the Champions Martial Arts – Canada since 2011.

  • Trained at the Taekwondo Academy Center between 1984 and 1985

  • Trained at the Hamza Taekwondo Center between 1988 and 1989

  • Trained at the Martial Arts Center between 1984 and 1985

  • Trained at the Orthodox Club in the years: 90,91,94, and 95

  • Trainer at the American Community School since 1991 until 2001

  • Trainer at the International Community School since 1992 until 2001

  • Head Coach of the Champions Taekwondo Center – Jordan since 1990 until 2001

  • Taught Taekwondo studies at the Jordan University for the year 1992

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     International Coaching in Open Championships

  • Head Coach for Champions Martial Arts Centers team in Canada Open - Montreal 2020

  • Head Coach for Champions Martial Arts Centers team in Toronto Open - Toronto 2019

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Belgium International Championships 1992

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Belgium International Championships 1993

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Dome International Championships – Yorkshire (England) 1995 \ SECOND PLACE

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Dome International Championships – Yorkshire (England) 1996 \ FIRST PLACE

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Dome International Championships – Yorkshire (England) 1997 \ FIRST PLACE

  • Head Coach for the Jordanian Centers Team for the Dome International Championships – Yorkshire (England) 1998

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      National Team coaching in international championships 

  • Coach of the Men National Team for the Asian Championships – Manila (Philippines) 1994 \ FIFTH PLACE

  • Coach of the Female Junior National Team for the World Junior Championships – Barcelona (Spain) 1996

  • Coach of the Taekwondo Female National Team for the Pan Arab Games – Beirut (Lebanon) 1997 \ THIRD PLACE

  • Coach of the Female Junior National Team for the World Junior Championships – Istanbul (Turkey) 1998

  • Technical Manager of the Men National Team for the 4th Arab Championships – Cairo (Egypt) 2003 \ SECOND PLACE

  • Head of Team for the Men & Female National Team for the 16th Asian Championships – Seoul (Korea) 2004 \ FIFTH PLACE

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     Taekwondo Refereeing & Arbitration Experience:

  1. 1st Class International Referee since 1999

  2. International Referee since 1989

  3. Chairman of the Arab Referee Committee from the year 1997 until 1999

  4. Chairman of the Jordanian Referee Committee for the years 91,92,94,96, and 97

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     Lectures and Speaker 

  1. Speaker at ACSA International Sports Forum (Virtual - 2021)

  2. Speaker at many Taekwondo Virtual Forums - 2020 - 2021

  3. Speaker at ISAPA, 2018 PyeongChang Olympics Conference - PyeongChang (Korea) 2017

  4. Lecturer of Rules & Regulations for the International Instructor course - Doha (Qatar) 2003

  5. Lecturer of Rules & Regulations for the Tunisian Referees – (Tunisia) 1998. 

  6. Lecturer of Rules & Regulations for the International Instructor course - Sana’a (Yemen) 1998

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     Lectures Referee & Arbitration membership 

  1. Chairman of the Arbitration Board of the 1st Bahrain International Taekwondo Championship – Manama (Bahrain) 2007

  2. Referee Director for the 2nd Arab Taekwondo Championships – Rabat (Morocco) 1998

  3. Refereed in the unrecognized Cyprus International Championships – Nicosia (Cyprus) 1996

  4. Referee Chairman of the 9th Pan Arab Games – Amman (Jordan) 1999

  5. Referee Chairman of The Aqsa International Championships – Doha (Qatar) 2001

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     Seminars & Referee Courses

  1. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course - WT online (Korea) 2020

  2. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course – Zagreb (Croatia) 2018

  3. Joined the 38th Poomsae International Referee Seminar –  Zagreb (Croatia) 2018

  4. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course – Cairo (Egypt) 2007

  5. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course – Amman (Jordan) 2002

  6. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course  – Athens (Greece) 1999

  7. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course  – Orlando (USA) 1998

  8. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course  – Manila (Philippines) 1995

  9. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course  – Olympia (France) 1992

  10. Joined the International Referee Refreshing Course  – Athens (Greece) 1991

  11. Joined the 19th International Referee Seminar – Cairo (Egypt) 1989   

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     Referee and Judge Participations

  1. Participated in the World Championships – Garmich (Germany) 2003

  2. Participated in the World Championships – Edmonton (Canada) 1999

  3. Participated in the US Open, Los Angeles International recognized Championships – California (USA) 1999

  4. Participated in the 13th Asian Games – Bangkok (Thailand) 1998

  5. Participated in the US Open, Orlando International recognized Championships – Florida (USA) 1998

  6. Participated in the World Championships – New York (USA) 1993

  7. Participated in the Asian Championships – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 1992

  8. Participated in the World Championships – Athens (Greece) 1991

  9. Participated in the World Cup Championships – Barcelona (Spain) 1990

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     Sports Association

  • President of Arab Canadian Sports Association since September 2020 

  • President of Asia Oceania Olympians Association since November 2011

  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarter) since August 2016.

  • Executive Member of the World Olympian Association from November 2009 until November 2011

  • Chairman of Business Affairs Committee of the World Olympian Association from February 2010 until November 2011

  • Vice president and founding member of the Jordan Olympian Association from the year 2004 until now

  • One of the Founding Board Members and executive board member of the International Jordanian Athletes Cultural Association 1993 until now

  • Member of the World Taekwondo Federation Games Committee from the year 2005 up till 2008.

  • Member of the Jordanian Taekwondo Federation from the year 2000 until April 2006.

  • Secretary General of the Jordan Taekwondo Federation in the year 2004.

  • Member of the Technical Committee of the Jordanian Olympics Committee from the year 1999 until 2002

  • Chairman of the Jordanian Taekwondo Technical Committee from the year 2001 until 2002

  • Member in the Jordanian Taekwondo Technical Committee from the year 2002 until 2003

  • Member in the Jordanian Taekwondo Promotion Test Committee from the year 1992 until 2003

  • Member of the Jordanian Korean Friendship Association from 1999 until 2003

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     Major Awards and Recognition

  • 2018 and 2019 Top Ranked Kukkiwon (the World Taekwondo Headquarter) Member System Master 

  • Chosen as the Best Jordanian Athlete for the Years 1986 and 1988

  • Awarded the Independence Badge of Honor (4th Degree) by His late Majesty King Hussein Ben Talal in 1988

  • Chosen as one of the Best Jordanian Athlete for the century on the year 1999 

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