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
Argentine
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taekwondo
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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
taekwondo
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medal for Argentina. The gold medal honor was established at the
1948 Summer Olympics, when
Delfo Cabrera
Delfo Cabrera Gómez (April 2, 1919 – August 2, 1981) was an Argentine Athletics (sport), athlete, winner of the Marathon (sport), marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.
Biogra ...
entered the stadium concluding the
marathon
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.
In his quest for the gold medal, Crismanich beat New Zealander
Vaughn Scott
Vaughn Scott (born 11 January 1990, Cape Town) is a male Taekwondo fighter who represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 80kg weight class. He lost his first round fight to Argentine Sebastián Crismanich by a ...
9-5, and then Afghan
Nesar Ahmad Bahawi 9-1 in the quarterfinals.
After a fierce battle in the semifinals, Crismanich defeated Armenian
Arman Yeremyan
Arman Yeremyan ( hy, Արման Երեմյան; born 29 January 1986) is an Armenian taekwondo athlete. He is an Armenian and European Champion. Yeremyan has been awarded the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title.
Bi ...
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
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 ...
,
Corrientes Province
Corrientes (, ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; gn, Taragui), officially the Province of Corrientes ( es, Provincia de Corrientes; gn, Taragüí Tetãmini) is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (fr ...
, into a
Croatia
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immigrant
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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
Copenhagen
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.
References
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1986 births
Living people
Argentine male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Argentina
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
People from Corrientes
Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Argentine people of Croatian descent
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
South American Games silver medalists for Argentina
South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
South American Games medalists in taekwondo
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
National University of Córdoba alumni
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from Corrientes Province
21st-century Argentine people