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Bénin-born French basketball player

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Isabelle Yacoubou
Yacoubou at the 2012 Olympics
No. 4 – Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
PositionCenter
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 38)
Godomey, Benin
NationalityFrench-Beninese
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft2012: 3rd round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Career history
2003–2010Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2010–2011Famila Schio
2012–2013WBC Sparta&K
2013–2014Fenerbahçe S.K.
2014Heilongjiang Dragons
2015–2018Famila Schio
2018–2022Tango Bourges Basket
2022–2024Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2013 France
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hungary/Romania
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Poland

Isabelle Yacoubou (born 21 April 1986) is a Beninese-born French basketball player. She plays for France women's national basketball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where France won a silver medal. Since May 2004 she also holds the Beninese record in the shot put at 15.15 meters. Returning in 2022 to her training club Tarbes, she was injured in January 2024 during a match against Charleville-Mézières. On 28 February 2024 Tarbes GB announced that Yacoubou was stopping her playing career and joining the club's management.

References

  1. Isabelle Yacoubou Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. "Athlete profile for Isabelle Yacoubou". IAAF. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. "Basket: la vice-championne olympique Isabelle Yacoubou met un terme à sa carrière". RFI. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

Ros Casares Valencia 2011–12 Euroleague Women champions
France squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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