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2009 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009. Retrieved on 2011-05-26 Medal table Medal summary Men Women Team ranking China grabbed the women's overall title, It marked the first time that Korea failed to retain the women's overall title in the history of the biennial World Taekwondo Championships.Men Women Participating nations 928 athletes from 142 nations competed. * (7) * (11) * (2) * (2) * (6) * (4) * (3) * (15) * (5) * (12) * (2) * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cem Uluğnuyan
Cem Uluğnuyan (born December 12, 1989) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the bantamweight division. He transferred to Ankara PTT S.K. from İzmir Büyükşehir Belediye S.K. Cem Uluğnuyan was a member of the Turkey national team, which became world champion at the 2009 World Cup Team Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The same year, he became European champion at the U-21 European Championships held in Vigo, Spain. At the 2010 European Championships held in Saint Petersburg, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ..., he won the bronze medal in bantamweight division. References 1989 births Turkish male taekwondo practitioners Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahri Tanrıkulu
Bahri Tanrıkulu (born March 16, 1980 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal. He studied at Akdeniz University. He is Turkey's first World and European Taekwondo champion. He was a member of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club before he transferred to Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü. The tall athlete is student of physical education and sports at Akdeniz University. He qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he reached the semi final. Personal life Bahri is the eldest of four siblings in a family originating from Diyarbakır. His brothers Tunç and Çağrı, as well as his sister Azize perform taekwondo. While Tunç retired from active sports, Azize and Çağrı are still competing. Azize Tanrıkulu took also part at the Beijing Olympics winning the silver medal. Bahri Tanrıkulu married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashad Ahmadov
Rashad Ahmadov ( az, Rəşəd Əhmədov; born January 5, 1981, in Yevlakh) is an Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner. He is a four-time medalist at the European Taekwondo Championships, and a two-time bronze medalist for the welterweight division at the World Taekwondo Championships (2003 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark). Ahmadov made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed in the men's welterweight category (80 kg). He defeated Trinidad and Tobago's Chinedum Osuji and France's Christophe Negrel in the first two rounds, before losing out the semi-final match by a superiority decision to Turkey's Bahri Tanrıkulu. Ahmadov was eventually beaten by Iran's Youssef Karami in a close match for the bronze medal, with the final score of 8–9. Following his sudden defeat, the Azerbaijani team stormed the fighting area, and launched a resentful protest at Olympic officials. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Michaud
Sébastien Michaud (born May 7, 1987) started in taekwondo at the age of five, following in his father's and brothers footsteps. Born in Joliette, Quebec, he currently resides in Quebec City, Quebec where he studies software engineering at Université Laval. On April 10, 2012, he was nominated as president of the Association des Étudiants en Génie Logiciel of Université Laval. Career Sébastien was part of the three member Canadian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Taekwondo along with Ivett Gonda & Karine Sergerie. He again represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Career Highlights *2007 World Olympic Qualification Tournament: 1st Place *2007 World Taekwondo Championships: Bronze *2007 Canadian Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás García (taekwondo)
Nicolás García Hemme (born 20 June 1988 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands) is a Spanish taekwondo athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's welterweight (80 kg) division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar .... Three years later, he won the silver medal in men's welterweight (80 kg) division at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. See also * List of Olympic medalists in taekwondo External links Olympic profilelondon2012.com * 1988 births Spanish male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Spain Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in taekwondo Olympic silver medalists for Spain Living people Medit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven López
Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is an American taekwondo competitor, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -68 and -80 kg divisions, respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th Dan in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first Taekwondo fighter to win 5 World Championships. With 2 Olympic titles, 5 titles in taekwondo world championships and 1 title in taekwondo world cup he is the most titled champion after Hadi Saei who earns 9 world class titles (two Olympic titles in 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and one world Olympic qualification tournament). Biography López was born on November 9, 1978, in New York City to Nicaraguans parents. His parents, Julio and Ondina, immigrated from Nicaragua to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark López
Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practitioner. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He advanced to the men's -68 kg Gold Medal Match where he lost to Korea's Tae-Jin Son on a last second hit, giving him the silver medal. Along with his brother Steven and his sister Diana, he won a gold medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships. He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Steven López Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is an American taekwondo competitor, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -68 and -80 kg divisions, respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th ... and their Taekwondo coach Jean Lopez and older brother of Olympian Diana López and is married to Dagmar López. Career highlights *2015 Argentina Open (Feather) Gold *2015 Pan Am Open (Feather) Silver *2015 Mexico Open (Feather): Silver *2015 Luxor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Potvin
Maxime Potvin (born 3 August 1987) is a Canadian taekwondo practitioner. He is a former World Championships silver medalist. In 2015, he was named to Canada's team at the 2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ... that were held in Toronto where he received a silver medal. References 1987 births Living people Canadian male taekwondo practitioners Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Joon-tae
Kim Joon-tae (Hangul: 김준태) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. In 2009, he finished in 1st place in the Korean trials for the World Championships and became a member of the South Korean national taekwondo team for the first time in his career. At the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, Kim won the gold medal in the lightweight division (-74 kg). In the semifinal match, he beat 2005 world champion Mark López Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practitioner. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He advanced to the men's -68 kg Gold Medal Match where he lost to Korea's Tae ... 7–5, landing three-point head kicks twice in Round 2. References Living people South Korean male taekwondo practitioners Year of birth missing (living people) World Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-taekwondo-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balla Dièye
Balla Dièye (born 13 November 1980) is a Senegalese taekwondo athlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 68 kg, where he lost to Karol Robak in the preliminaries. In 2017, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships was the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Muju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southe ... held in Muju, South Korea. References External links * 1980 births Living people Senegalese male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Senegal Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Games medalists in taekwondo Universiade medalists in taekwondo African Games silver medalists for Senegal Competitors at the 2015 African Games Universiade medalists for Senegal 20th-century Seneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
