Ignacio Morales (born 12 August 1995) is a Chilean

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. He competed at the

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 20 ...

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 men's 68 kg. In 2017, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the

2017 World Taekwondo Championships The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships was the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Muju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southe ...

held in Muju, South Korea. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 68kg event at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

held in Lima, Peru. He defeated Carl Nickolas of the United States in his bronze medal match.

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* 1995 births Living people Chilean male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Chile Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 Pan American Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2019 Pan American Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Santiago 21st-century Chilean people South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games {{Chile-taekwondo-bio-stub