Idulio Islas Gómez (born January 16, 1987 in
Morelos) is a Mexican
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 techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the
2009 World Taekwondo Championships in
Copenhagen, Denmark
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, and bronze at the
2011 Summer Universiade in
Shenzhen, China.
Islas qualified for the
men's 68 kg class at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, after placing third from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in
Cali, Colombia
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. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match by a superiority decision to Nigeria's
Isah Adam Muhammad, after the pair had tied 2–2.
See also
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List of people from Morelos, Mexico
The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of Morelos:
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References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Mexican male taekwondo practitioners
1987 births
Living people
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Mexico
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Morelos
Universiade medalists in taekwondo
Universiade bronze medalists for Mexico
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
21st-century Mexican people
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