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Maria Andrade
Maria Andrade Teixeira (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ... in the women's 49 kg, where she lost to Panipak Wongpattanakit in the preliminaries. She was the flag bearer for Cape Verde during the Parade of Nations and the closing ceremony. References External links * 1993 births Living people Cape Verdean female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Cape Verde Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Taekwondo Championships medalists {{Taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
''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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Flag Bearers For Cape Verde At The Olympics
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Cape Verde at the Olympics.Cape Verde Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
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Olympic Taekwondo Practitioners For Cape Verde
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Cape Verdean Female Taekwondo Practitioners
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1993 Births
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Jordin Andrade
Jordin Jae Andrade (born May 5, 1992) is a track and field hurdler representing Cape Verde at the Olympics in 2016 and 2020 and World Championships in 2017. He specializes in the 400-meter hurdles. He was a silver medalist in the event at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. High school career Andrade finished third in the 2010 Washington State High School Track and Field Championships in 1600 meter relay and fifth in 300 m hurdles in 39.02 s. He attended Bonney Lake High School in Bonney Lake, Washington. College career Andrade finished first in the 2011 Southern California Community College Championships in 400 meter hurdles in 51.98 s. He was 2011 400H champion USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in 51.61. Following this feat he then went on to place 2nd at the Junior Pan-Am games representing USA in Miramar, Florida. Andrade finished first in the 2012 California Community College Championships in 400 meter hurdles in 50.94 s. He attended Mt. San Antoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayla Pina
Jayla Pina (born 23 July 2004) is a swimmer. Born in the United States, she represents Cape Verde internationally. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Pina was born in the United States (raised in Seekonk, Massachusetts), but is able to represent Cape Verde through her mother, who was born there. Her brother is fellow Olympic swimmer, Troy Pina Troy Pina (born 4 February 1999) is a Cape Verdean swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8& ... and her sister is swimmer Latroya Pina. References External links * 2004 births Living people Cape Verdean female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Cape Verde Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) American people of Cape Verdean descent Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{CapeVerde-swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adysângela Moniz
Adysângela Moniz (born 9 May 1987 in Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde) is a Cape Verdean judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...ka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women +78kg event. She was also the flag bearer for Cape Verde at the opening ceremony. References External links * * * 1987 births Living people Cape Verdean female judoka Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panipak Wongpattanakit
Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit ( th, พาณิภัค วงศ์พัฒนกิจ; ; born 8 August 1997) is a Thai taekwondo athlete. She is currently the top-ranked athlete in the women's 49kg. Career Panipak became a world champion at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, claiming a gold medal in the 46 kg event which was her first world title. She claimed a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class during her first Olympic appearance for Thailand. She nearly quit taekwondo out of frustration after the Olympics and took a brief break from the sport for about two months. She claimed a bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. She claimed her first Asian Games gold medal during the 2018 Asian Games in women's 49kg event. She won the gold medal in the women's flyweight event during the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. She was awarded the Female Athlete of the Year by the World Taekw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 Kg
The women's 49 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 17 August, at the Carioca Arena 3. Chinese defending champion Wu Jingyu lost to the silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović in the quarterfinal, unable to win her third Olympic gold. Instead, South Korea's Kim So-hui finished first, beating Panipak Wongpattanakit from Thailand in the process. Wongpattanakit eventually grabbed a bronze medal in the repechage. Competition format The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The top eight athletes in each event were seeded so as not to face each other in the preliminary round. The remainder of the qualified athletes were drawn randomly on 15 August 2016. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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