Abdullah Shaaban


Abdullah Shaaban is a Kuwaiti karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 60kg event at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

Shaaban won the gold medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. He competed in the men's 60kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In 2021, Shaaban competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was eliminated in his third match by Firdovsi Farzaliyev of Azerbaijan and he did not qualify for the Olympics.
Shaaban competed in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
In 2023, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2013Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia3rdKumite 55kg
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan2ndKumite 55kg
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1stKumite 60kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite 60kg
2021Asian ChampionshipsAlmaty, Kazakhstan3rdKumite 60kg
2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey2ndKumite 60kg
2022Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan1stKumite 60kg
2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China2ndKumite 60kg
2025Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite 60kg