Mauro Crismanich (born February 20, 1984) is an

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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.

Biography

Mauro Crismanich was born in

Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní language, Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Corrientes Province, Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from ...

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, into a

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

immigrant Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

family Crismanich ( hr, Krizmanić). His brother,

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is also a well-known taekwondo practitioner who won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg division at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

.Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich2012 London Olympics

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1984 births Living people Argentine male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games Argentine people of Croatian descent World Taekwondo Championships medalists Pan American Games competitors for Argentina 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-taekwondo-bio-stub