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Taekwondo At The 2005 SEA Games ...
Taekwondo at the 2005 SEA Games were held in the Cuneta Astrodome in Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The participants competed for one of sixteen gold medals, eight each for men and women. Medal table Medalists Men Women See also *Taekwondo in the Philippines External linksSoutheast Asian Games Official Results {{Events at 2005 Southeast Asian Games 2005 SEA Games events Southeast Asian Games 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuneta Astrodome
The Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines. Since the 1993 PBA season, it was better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association. when it left the PhilSports Arena (that was then known as ULTRA), up until the 1998 PBA season, 1998 and since 2001 PBA season, 2001. It hosts the local basketball league sports competition. It has also hosted a slew of other political, evangelical gatherings and church anniversaries. It is also the permanent home of the Philippine Super Liga since 2014. Despite its name, the Cuneta Astrodome is not a dome-shaped indoor arena, since its exterior is rectangular in shape. History The Cuneta Astrodome was built to complement the adjacent Pasay City Sports Complex which is in a dilapidated state prior the Cuneta Astrodome's construction. The arena is named after Enrique Cuneta, a prominent Pasay city official in 1816 who is also the ancestor of Pablo Cuneta, who was mayor of Pasay in the 1990s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Geisler
Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III (born October 6, 1978) is a retired Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Summer Olympic Games in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist, and won a gold medal for the men's lightweight division at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Pasay, Philippines before his retirement. Geisler is an AB Communication Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas. Early life Donald David Geisler III was born in Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga to Donald David Geisler Jr. and Gracia Cantor Bayonito. His father was a U.S. Army colonel. Donnie is the third of the five children. Donnie started playing taekwondo at the age of seven. He was trained by a Korean trainer at his school during his elementary where he developed his skills for the sport. Personal life He has a son named Robbie. Donnie and Robbie's mother were both college student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 SEA Games Events
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Taekwondo In The Philippines
Taekwondo was introduced to the Philippines through the efforts of Kim Bok Man and Young Man Park. Grand Master Kim Bok Man arrived in 1970 to continue Park's legacy of propagating Taekwondo upon the invitation of President Marcos. Kim continued to pioneer Taekwondo worldwide and left the Philippines in 1971. In 1975, Grand Master Hong Sung-chon came to the Philippines to promote Taekwondo, eventually establishing the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). The current central headquarters of the PTA is at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. The PTA is a member of the Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Federation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Asian Taekwondo Union. Terminology Kicks In the Philippines, different names are used for the following kicks. *Forty-five – a roundhouse kick to the torso *Turning-side – pivoting on the front leg or ball of the foot and executing a back kick *Full-moon – hook kick *In-out – crescent kick, raising the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che Chew Chan
Che Chew Chan (born 1 October 1982 in Pontian, Johor) is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner. She is a three-time defending champion for the middleweight category and won a total of four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, a silver medalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and a silver medalist at the 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Luoyang, China. Che qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning a gold medal for the women's 72 kg class at the Asian Taekwondo Qualifying Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games in Vietnam. She competed for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), where she first defeated Uzbekistan's Evgeniya Karimova in the preliminary match, with a decisive score of 5–4. A few hours later, she lost the quarterfinal match to Norway's Nina Solheim Nina Solheim (born 4 August 1979) is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner. She won a silver medal in the women's heavyweight (+67 kg) divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonnapas Premwaew
Dhunyanun Premwaew ( th, ชลนภัส เปรมแหวว; born July 20, 1987), formerly Chonnapas Premwaew, is a Thai taekwondo practitioner. External links * * Living people Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games 1987 births Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Universiade medalists in taekwondo Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew SEA Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Thailand World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew Dhunyanun Premwaew ( th, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Rivero
Mary Antoinette Rivero (born February 26, 1988), also known as Toni Rivero, is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. She represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Rivero was born in Makati. See also * Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Philippines competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by 15 athletes, 10 men and 5 women, who competed in 17 events across 8 sports. The Philippine government and private sector pledged a combined sum ... References 1988 births Filipino female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the Philippines Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Ateneo de Manila University alumni Living people Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games SEA Games gold medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu
Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu (January 7, 1985) is a Vietnamese taekwondo practitioner. She is a three-time medalist (two golds and one bronze) for the women's featherweight division at the Southeast Asian Games. She also captured two silver medals in the 53 and 59 kg classes at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, losing out to South Korea's Lee Sung-Hye and Thailand's Sarita Phongsri, respectively. Nguyen qualified for the women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After placing second from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City , population_density_km2 = 4,292 , population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2 , population_demonym = Saigonese , blank_name = GRP (Nominal) , blank_info = 2019 , blank1_name = – Total , blank1_ ..., Vietnam. Unfortunately, she lost the first preliminary round match to Senegal's Bineta Diedhiou, with a sudden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstie Alora
Kirstie Elaine Alora (born November 25, 1989) is a Filipina taekwondo practitioner. She represented the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the silver medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was defeated by Maria Espinoza of Mexico in the round of 16. She was then defeated by Wiam Dislam of Morocco in the repechage. Alora was the flag bearer for the Philippines during the closing ceremony. Alora plans to retire within 2023, after the 2023 Southeast Asian Games and possibly the 2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t .... References External links * Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Tae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juana Wangsa Putri
Juana Wangsa Putri (born 13 February 1977) is an Indonesian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's flyweight category. She claimed a silver medal in the 51 kg category at the 2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Amman, Jordan, earned bronze medals at two consecutive Asian Games (1998 and 2002), and represented Indonesia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Putri became the first Indonesian taekwondo athlete to officially debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's flyweight class (49 kg). She moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye, but fell in a 2–7 defeat to Denmark's Hanne Høgh Poulsen. When South Korea hosted the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, Putri secured Indonesia's only bronze medal in the sport, after she was beaten by Thailand's Yaowapa Boorapolchai in the semifinal of the women's 51 kg division. She added this accolade to her previous bronze at the 1998 Asian Games an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fransisca Valentina
Fransisca Valentina is an Indonesian taekwondo practitioner. In 2010, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 46 kg event at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China. In 2011, she competed in the women's flyweight event at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea where she was eliminated in her second match by Brigitte Yagüe of Spain. In the same year, she also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2011 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan without qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match by Raya Hatahet Raya Hatahet (born 26 December 1989 in Amman) is a Jordanian taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techni ... of Jordan. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Văn Hùng (martial Artist)
Nguyễn Văn Hùng (born 5 May 1980) is a Vietnamese martial artist, and professional basketball player for the Thang Long Warriors of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) and the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). He is a three-time gold medalist in Taekwondo at the Southeast Asian Games. He also represented his country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in taekwondo. For his accomplishments in sport, his government granted him the Honourable First Class Labour Order in January 2006. Văn Hùng was a member of the Vietnam national basketball team that competed in the 2017 SEABA Championship The 12th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held from 12 to 18 May 2017 in the P .... References External links * * Vietnamese male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
