Daniel Manz (born September 12, 1987 in
Kempten im Allgäu
Kempten (, (Swabian German: )) is the largest town of Allgäu, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by the Romans, who called the town '' ...
,
Bavaria
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) is a German
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 ...
practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the
2008 European Taekwondo Championships in
Rome, Italy
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...
. Manz is also the husband of two-time Olympic taekwondo jin
Sümeyye Gülec.
Manz qualified for the
men's 68 kg class at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing
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, after placing second from the European Qualification Tournament in
Istanbul, Turkey
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. He defeated Kyrgyzstan's
Rasul Abduraim in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to U.S. taekwondo jin
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 ...
, with a score of 1–3. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Manz took advantage of the repechage round by defeating Afghanistan's
Nesar Ahmad Bahave
Nesar Ahmad Bahawi , born March 27, 1984, in Kapisa Province) is an Afghan Taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the lightweight category (72 kg) at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships, edging out 2004 Olympic Champion Hadi S ...
. He progressed to the bronze medal match, but narrowly lost the medal to Chinese Taipei's
Sung Yu-Chi
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*Sung, Cambodia, commune in Samlout District, Battambang Province
*Singing (past participle of the verb "to sing")
Chinese history
*Song (state) (宋) (11th century BC – 286 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, a ...
, with a sudden death score of 3–4.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1987 births
Living people
German male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Germany
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Kempten im Allgäu
Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)
European Taekwondo Championships medalists
21st-century German people
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