Henrique Marques (taekwondo)

Henrique Marques Rodrigues (born 11 March 2004) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Henrique Marques Rodrigues
Personal information
Born11 March 2004 (2004-03-11) (age 20) [1]
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Punta Cana 80 kg

Career

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He was a flag bearer for Brazil at the Youth South American Games in Rosario, Argentina, in April 2022.[2] He won the gold medal at the event in the -80kg division.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championship.[4]

He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games at the 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in San Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2024.[5]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris he competed in the 80kg category, reaching the quarter finals.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Henrique Marquez Rodrigues". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "ROSARIO 2022 YOUTH SOUTH AMERICAN GAMES BEGIN WITH COLORFUL CELEBRATION". panamsports.org. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ Aranda, Claudio (20 August 2022). "Great fights at the start of the senior division of the Pan American WT President's Cup". mastkd. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ López Rodríguez, Laura (6 May 2022). "2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championship Kyourugi & Poomsae". mastkd. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024: The United States and Brazil dominated the last Taekwondo Olympic qualifier". Infobae. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Henrique Marques in taekwondo: watch live today (08/09)". gcmais.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Julyana Al-Sadeq reaches taekwondo Olympic quarterfinals". royalnews.tv. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.