Carlos Armando Vásquez Carvajal (born December 19, 1982) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won the bronze medal for the 72 kg class at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain, and silver for the 80 kg class at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]
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| Full name | Carlos Armando Vásquez Carvajal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasquez qualified for the men's 80 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing third from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Cali, Colombia.[3] He defeated Gabon's Lionel Baguissi by a unanimous decision in the preliminary round, before losing out his next match to Great Britain's Aaron Cook, with a final score of 2–5.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Vásquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Iran, Mexico win gold medal at World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo Federation. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "WTF Pan American Qualification Tournament Concludes in Success in Cali, Colombia". World Taekwondo Federation. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 80kg (176 lbs) Quarterfinals". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ Middleton, Claire (22 August 2008). "Great Britain's Aaron Cook reduced to tears as taekwondo gold slips away". The Telegraph UK. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External links
edit- Carlos Vásquez at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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