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2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 7th edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. The Grand Prix Final in Moscow served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ..., the winners from each category earned their NOCs a qualification. Schedule Men 58 kg 68 kg 80 kg +80 kg Women 49 kg 57 kg 67 kg +67 kg Medal table References External linksWorld Taekwondo calendar {{GP Taekwondo World Taekwondo Grand Prix Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The World Taekwondo Grand Prix is a taekwondo competition introduced by the World Taekwondo Federation in 2013 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic taekwondo tournament. It consists of four competitions per year in each Olympic weight category event. Olympic events occur at approximately half the weight classes as WTF-organised tournaments. Venues The most common format of the event has been a series of three Grand Prix, followed by a Grand Final. The first Grand Prix in 2013, and the event in 2016, were single leg competitions, while the 2018 edition had a 4th Grand Prix leg before the Grand Final. The original Grand Prix was held in Manchester, England, recognising the sport's popularity in the United Kingdom, and Manchester remains the most visited venue, with 5 Grand Prix events, while the United Kingdom is also the most visited country, with six events. Russia, Mexico and Italy have also hosted multiple legs. The 2020 event was to be a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Popov (taekwondo)
Georgy Arturovich Popov (; born 27 May 2001), is a Russian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 ... on the Boys' 55 kg. References Living people Russian male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia 2001 births World Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milad Beigi
Milad Beigi Harchegani (, ; born 1 March 1991 in Booshehr) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.Milad Beigi at rio2016 Harchegani is of Qashqai people, Qashqai ancestry. In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team. He was considered among Iran's prospects in 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, but it was declared that he had been replaced due to "injury" despite allegations that he has left threatening to acquire citizenship in another country. He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating Piotr Pazinsky in the bronze medal match. References ...
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Cheick Sallah Cissé
Cheick Sallah Cissé (born 19 September 1993) is an Ivorian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. After winning gold at the 2015 African Games in the men's 80 kg, he represented Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same category. He reached the final of the tournament, competing against Britain's Lutalo Muhammad. Behind by six points to five, Cissé scored with a head-kick in the final second of the match to win the tie 8–6 and take the gold medal. The gold was Ivory Coast's first ever Olympic title, and came on a night where Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze in the women's 67 kg taekwondo, increasing the country's all-time Olympic medals from one to three in one session. He also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achraf Mahboubi
Achraf Mahboubi (, born 8 August 2000) is a Moroccan taekwondo practitioner. In 2021, he represented Morocco at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Kim Hun of South Korea. At the 2018 African Taekwondo Championships held in Agadir, Morocco, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event. In 2018, he also competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Júlio Ferreira of Portugal. In 2019, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom without winning a medal. As part of the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix he won one of the bronze medals at the event held in Rome, Italy. In that same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Martínez (taekwondo)
Raul Martínez Gárcia (born 27 June 1991 in Elche) is a Spanish taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games on the Men's 80 kg weight category. He represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ... in the men's 80 kg weight class. Notes References External links * * * * 1991 births Living people Spanish male taekwondo practitioners Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Spain Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games bronze medalists for Spain European Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksim Khramtsov (taekwondo)
Maksim Sergeyevich Khramtsov ( rus, Максим Сергеевич Храмцов, , mɐˈksʲim xrɐmˈtsof; born 12 January 1998), sometimes spelled as ''Khramtcov'', is a male Russian Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. Khramtsov initially trained in karate, but in 2011 changed to taekwondo because he wanted to compete at the Olympics. Khramtsov was among the two Russian athletes barred from entering the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships due to his explicit support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In October 2022, nine months after the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khramtsov shot and published a video in which he congratulated Putin on his birthday and said he is proud to support him. His post on VK also included pro-war hashtags ''#ZaПрезидента, #ZaМир, #ZaРоссию''. Khramtsov initially qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as an Individual Neutral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yu-jen
Huang Yu-Jen (, Lanborn 9 June 1997) is a Taiwanese taekwondo athlete. He is a current member of the Taiwanese taekwondo national team, and has won the silver medal 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 from June 24 to June 30, 2017. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Team ranking Men Women Parti ... in the Men's featherweight category. References 1997 births Living people Taiwanese male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in taekwondo Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games taekwondo practitioners for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soroush Ahmadi
Soroush Ahmadi (, born 17 November 1996 in Juybar) is an Iranian taekwondo competitor. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships The 2019 World Taekwondo Championships was the 24th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, Great Britain from 15 to 19 May 2019. This was the first time the UK has held the event. Medal ... on the men's bantamweights. References Iranian male taekwondo practitioners 1996 births Living people FISU World University Games gold medalists for Iran Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Sportspeople from Juybar 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Iranian martial artists {{Iran-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edival Pontes
Edival Marques Quirino Pontes also known as Netinho (born October 11, 1997) is a Brazilian taekwondo athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 68 kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the silver medal in the men's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, and a gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, in the under 63 kg weight category. Career Pontes' father, an amateur football athlete, took his son to football school when he was five years old. Pontes discovered taekwondo two years later, fell in love with the South Korean fight and changed sports. At 12 years old, Edival was already starting to win Brazilian Championships. At the 2014 World Juniors Taekwondo Championships, at the age of 16, Pontes became junior world champion, obtaining the gold medal. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, at the age of 16, he won a gold medal in the 63 kg category. At the 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships, Pontes won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian McNeish
Christian McNeish (born 8 April 1997) is a British taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ... in the minus 63kg weight category. References External links * * * 1997 births Living people British male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain European Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Shuai
Zhao Shuai (; born 15 August 1995) is a Chinese taekwondo practitioner. He won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships, placing third earlier in 2015. He served as the flag bearer for China at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games, where he later won a silver medal. Zhao took up taekwondo in 2006. He has a degree in physical education from the Southwest University. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom. Personal life Zhao was born on 15 August 1995 in Changzhou in the province of Jiangsu. His spouse was also an Olympic champion in Rio 2016, Zheng Shuyin. Career In December 2010, Zhao Shuai won the men's 54 kg championship at the National Taekwondo Championships. In May 2011, in the men's 54 kg competition of the World Taekwondo Championships, Zhao Shuai defeated Yanmat and Al Marzouch and advanced to the third round; but then lost to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
