Sebastián Eduardo Crismanich (born 30 October 1986 in

Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has ...

) is an

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athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg division at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Sebastián has the distinction of being the second individual athlete to win a gold medal for Argentina, the inaugural

medal for Argentina. The gold medal honor was established at the 1948 Summer Olympics, when

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entered the stadium concluding the

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. In his quest for the gold medal, Crismanich beat New Zealander

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9-5, and then Afghan Nesar Ahmad Bahawi 9-1 in the quarterfinals. After a fierce battle in the semifinals, Crismanich defeated Armenian

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2-1 and proceeded to the Olympic final. In a narrow victory against Spaniard Nicolas Garcia Hemme, Crismanich was only able to take the advantage needed to win in the final round, seconds from the end. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the London 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony Parade of Flags.

Biography

Sebastián Crismanich was born in

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, into a

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family ( hr, Krizmanić). His brother, Mauro, is also a well-known taekwondo practitioner who won the bronze medal in men's flyweight (under 58 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in

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References

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