Carlo Molfetta (born 15 February 1984 in
Mesagne
Mesagne ( Mesagnese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes. It is the fifth most-populous town of the provin ...
) is a
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. T ...
athlete from
Italy
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, who won gold at the
2012 London Olympics
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in the men's +80 kg division, beating Gabon's
Anthony Obame. Molfetta was determined to be the victor after the bout concluded in a 9-9 tie, with the judges ruling that Molfetta had won based upon superiority.
Biography
He also won the Gold Medal in the
2010 European Taekwondo Championships
The 2010 European Taekwondo Championships was held at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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.
References
External links
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Carlo Molfetta Website*
1984 births
Italian male taekwondo practitioners
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Italy
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in taekwondo
Universiade gold medalists for Italy
Taekwondo practitioners of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
European Taekwondo Championships medalists
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
21st-century Italian people
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