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Vezmar
Vezmar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Nataša Vezmar (born 1976), Croatian taekwondo practitioner * Walter Vezmar (1925–1981), American football player {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nataša Vezmar
NataÅ¡a Vezmar (born October 24, 1976, in Bjelovar) is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. One of Croatia's most prominent sporting figures in her decade, Vezmar held three European titles in the over-72 kg division, claimed two medals (a silver and a bronze) at the World Taekwondo Championships (1997 and 2003), and represented her nation Croatia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Vezmar also trained full-time for TK Metalac in Zagreb, under head coach and master Ivica Klaić. Vezmar made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's over-67 kg class. Seeded second and one of the fighters predicted to get an Olympic medal, Vezmar started her fight with an impressive 7–4 victory over Spain's Ireane RuÃz, before losing the semifinal to her Russian opponent Natalia Ivanova. In the repechage, Vezmar thrashed Mounia Bourguigue of Morocco at 4–1 to mount her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |