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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.[1] Since May 2004 she also holds the Beninese record in the shot put at 15.15 meters.[2] Returning in 2022 to her training club Tarbes, she was injured in January 2024 during a match against Charleville-Mézières. On February 28, Tarbes GB announced that Yacoubou was stopping her playing career and joining the club's management.[3]

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. Retrieved 28 February 2024.