Carlo Molfetta Explained

Carlo Molfetta
Birth Place:Mesagne, Italy
Height:183 cm
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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]

Biography

He also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Italian superior in taekwondo final . The Washington Post . Tracee . Hamilton . 11 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120812100614/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/london-2012-olympics/wp/2012/08/11/live-blog-usain-bolt-brazil-mexico-soccer/#liveblog-entry-12341 . 12 August 2012.
  2. http://www.taekwondodata.de/carlo-molfetta.a3nu.html#top Profile at taekwondodata.com
  3. Web site: Carlo Molfetta . London 2012 Olympics . . 11 August 2012 . 27 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130127215838/www.london2012.com/athlete/molfetta-carlo-1088408/ . dead.