Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz (born August 18, 1972) is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

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 is the most bemedalled

player in international competition for the Philippines. He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country.

Awards and achievements

Listed are some of his international achievements: *3 Time Silver Medalist - 12th, 13th & 14th - 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Taekwondo Championships *2 Bronze Medalist - 15th & 16th - 2001, 2003 World Taekwondo Championships *2 Time Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships *Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament *2 Time Silver Medalist - 11th, 12th: 1994, 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships *6 Time Gold Medalist - South East Asian Games (Biennial Games 1991–2001)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Roberto Kitoy Living people Filipino male taekwondo practitioners 1972 births Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics