Jocel Lyn Ninobla (born 20 June 1996) is a Filipina taekwondo athlete and three-time SEA Games champion.

Jocel Lyn Ninobla
Personal information
Born (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Recognized Poomsae; Freestyle Poomsae
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking2 (2022-2023)[1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 1 2
South East Asian Games 3 1 2
Asian Championships 2 0 4
Total 7 2 8
Senior
World Championships
Silver medal – second place Aguascalientes 2014 Freestyle, Pair over 17
Bronze medal – third place Taipei 2018 Poomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Online Poomsae, f under 30
World Beach Championships
Gold medal – first place Chuncheon 2023 Poomsae, f under 30
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent Freestyle, f over 17
Silver medal – second place 2016 Pasay Poomsae, Team f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Pasay Poomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Beirut Poomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Beirut Poomsae, Team f under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chuncheon Poomsae, Pair under 30
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manila Poomsae, f senior
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Poomsae, f senior
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Poomsae, Team Female
Silver medal – second place 2019 Manila Poomsae, Team Female
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Poomsae, Team Female
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Phnom Penh Poomsae, Pair Senior
Junior
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Bali 2013 Poomsae, Team f under 17

Career history

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Jocel Lyn Ninobla won her first major medal on the international stage in Bali in 2013, where she became world champion in the women's Junior Recognized Poomsae team competition. She won her first individual senior medal at the 2014 Asian Championships in Tashkent by placing second in the women's Freestyle Poomsae competition.[2]

At the 2014 World Poomsae championships, Ninobla became the silver medalist in the pair's Recognized Poomsae competition. She is also a two-time world bronze medalist in the women's Recognized Poomsae competition: In 2018, she placed fourth behind Taiwanese athlete Ying-Hsian Lee, claiming one of the bronze medals of the single-elimination tournament.[3] In 2020, she took third place before Denmark's Eva Sandersen with 7.280/4.15 to 7.210/4.12 points.[4]

Ninobla is a three-time SEA Games champion, having won the women's Recognized Poomsae competition in 2019 and 2021 as well as the women's team competition in 2023.[5][6]

She participated in the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The following year, she placed first in the women's under 30 Recognized Poomsae competition at the 2023 World Taekwondo Beach Championship in Chuncheon.[7]

Personal life

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Ninobla holds a sports science degree from the University of Santo Tomas.[8]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
  2. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] 2018 World taekwondo poomsae championships". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ Bonilla, Ramon Rafael C. (2 June 2020). "Ninobla unbeatable in virtual tourney | Ramon Rafael C. Bonilla". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ^ https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/07/19/sea-games-strong-start-for-philippine-taekwondo-with-poomsae-victories
  6. ^ "Filipina jins deliver gold in women's recognized team poomsae in Cambodia SEAG". GMA News Online. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  7. ^ "[World Taekwondo] Result - Day 3". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ Navarro, June (14 June 2023). "Poomsae ace Jocel Lyn Ninobla has double work up for Asian Games". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 11 November 2023.