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2011 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2011 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympic Games was held in Querétaro, Mexico from November 18 to November 20, 2011. Each country may enter maximum 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one in each division and the first three ranked athletes per weight division qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games. Qualification summary Men −58 kg 18 November −68 kg 19 November −80 kg 20 November +80 kg 19 November Women −49 kg 18 November −57 kg 19 November −67 kg 20 November +67 kg 20 November References {{reflist External links World Taekwondo Federation 2011 in taekwondo, Olympic Qualification 2011 in Mexican sports, Taekwondo Olympic Qual International sports competitions hosted by Mexico, Taekwondo Olympic Qual Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification, Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2012 Summer Olympics
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Márcio Wenceslau
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Federico Rosal
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Ángel Mora (taekwondo)
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Mario Guerra
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Dorian Alexander
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Idulio Islas
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Terrence Jennings
Terrence Jennings (born July 28, 1986) is an American taekwondo practitioner. He began competing internationally in 2003 and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he qualified for the repechage in the 68 kg lightweight division by losing to the eventual gold medalist Servet Tazegül. Jennings won one of two bronze medals in that division by landing a three-point headshot with the score tied and one second left in the bronze medal match against Diogo Silva of Brazil. The other bronze medal in the division was awarded to Rohullah Nikpai Rohullah Nikpai ( prs, روحالله نیکپا; born June 15, 1987) is an ethnic Hazara taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist from Afghanistan. Career Nikpai started his training in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the age of 10 .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Zepeda
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Sergio García (taekwondo)
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