Bio

Mahama Cho (born 16 August 1989) is a taekwondo practitioner who competes in the +87 kg category. Born in the Ivory Coast, he has represented both Great Britain and France at the sport. He joined the British taekwondo squad at the age of 17. He was injured at the 2011 World Championships. After that event he moved to Paris to study. He joined the French taekwondo squad, winning gold at the 2013 Dutch and USA Opens. After returning to compete for Britain, at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix he won a gold medal in 2013, and a silver medal in 2014. In January 2016 he secured Britain their fourth and final qualifying place for the 2016 Summer Olympics