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2011 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2011 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympic Games was held in Querétaro, Mexico from November 18 to November 20, 2011. Each country may enter maximum 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one in each division and the first three ranked athletes per weight division qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games. Qualification summary Men −58 kg 18 November −68 kg 19 November −80 kg 20 November +80 kg 19 November Women −49 kg 18 November −57 kg 19 November −67 kg 20 November +67 kg 20 November References {{reflist External links World Taekwondo Federation 2011 in taekwondo, Olympic Qualification 2011 in Mexican sports, Taekwondo Olympic Qual International sports competitions hosted by Mexico, Taekwondo Olympic Qual Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification, Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2012 Summer Olympics
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márcio Wenceslau
Márcio Wenceslau Ferreira (born March 20, 1980 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner. He qualified for the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, when he won a silver medal for his host nation at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, losing out to Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic in the final match. He also added the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, after being defeated by Mexico's Damian Villa in the semi-final round. He is the brother of Marcel Ferreira, who also competed for the same category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wenceslau defeated Iran's Reza Naderian by hitting a frontal blow in the first preliminary round match, with a score of 2–1. He reached the quarterfinal round, before losing to world champion Juan Antonio Ramos Juan Antonio Ramos Sánchez (born 18 August 1976 in Barcelona) is a Spanish taekwondo pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
