What is Samer Kamal?
{{MedalTableTop|Samer Kamal.jpg|180px}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympics in Taekwondo|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[1988 Seoul Olympics]] | Feather Weight}} {{MedalBottom}} {{BLP unsourced|date=March 2013}} '''Samer Kamal''' is a [[Jordan]]ian [[Sportsperson|athlete]]. He won the [[bronze medal]] in [[Taekwondo]] (a form of [[martial arts]]) in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. He was the first Jordanian athlete to get a medal for [[Jordan]] in the Olympics in Seoul. This gave many Jordanians [[pride]] in this achievement during the 1980s. Samer Kamal holds 9th Dan Chung Do Kawan in 2017 and 9th Dan Kukkiwon Black Belt in Taekwondo in 2022 a 1st Class [[international]] [[referee]] since 1997 and an international [[train]]er since 1990. He was given the Independence Badge of Honor (4th Degree) by [[His Majesty]] the late King Hussein Ben Talal in 1988 and was chosen seventh best Jordanian athlete for the [[century]] in 1999. == Education == Samer pursued his undergraduate higher education in Business Administration and Philosophy from the University of Jordan. He then received a graduate degree in Management Science from Robert Gordon University in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]. == Taekwondo Refereeing & Arbitration == • 1st Class World Taekwondo Federation International Referee since 1999 • WTF International Referee since 1989 • Chairman of the Arab Referee Committee from the year 1997 until 1999 • Chairman of the Jordanian Referee Committee for the years 91,92,94,96, and 97 == Professional career == Samer began his sports career as a marketing manager at a Jordanian-based sports marketing company. He took the experience he gained there to [[Qatar]] where he became a general manager. He was responsible for the starting a sports marketing company with the purpose of promoting sports in Jordan and the region. Soon after, Samer decided to start his own sports marketing company “SportUp Jordan” to promote local athletes. Within a year, he was able to get [[sponsor]]s for champion Jorda