Carlo Molfetta (born 15 February 1984 in Mesagne) is a taekwondo athlete from Italy, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's +80 kg division, beating Gabon's Anthony Obame. Molfetta was determined to be the victor after the bout concluded in a 9-9 tie, with the judges ruling that Molfetta had won based upon superiority.[1]
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| Born | 15 February 1984 (age 40) Mesagne, Italy |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Biography
editHe also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Hamilton, Tracee (11 August 2012). "Italian superior in taekwondo final". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012.
- ^ Profile at taekwondodata.com
- ^ "Carlo Molfetta". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlo Molfetta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
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Media related to Carlo Molfetta at Wikimedia Commons- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 August 2012)
- Carlo Molfetta at TaekwondoData.com
- Carlo Molfetta at Olympedia (archive)
- Carlo Molfetta at Olympics.com
- Carlo Molfetta at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
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