Juan Díaz (taekwondo) explained
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| Juan Díaz |
| Fullname: | Juan Carlos Díaz Falcon |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1981 |
| Weight: | 840NaN0 |
| Sport: | Taekwondo |
| Event: | +80 kg |
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Juan Carlos Díaz Falcon (born June 2, 1981) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won a silver medal for the heavyweight class at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, losing out to Cuba's Robelis Despaigne.[2]
Diaz qualified for the men's heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing third from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Cali, Colombia.[3] He was knocked out by Morocco's Abdelkader Zrouri, at one minute and forty seconds in the second round of preliminary match, with a final score of 3–4.[4]
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Notes and References
- Juan Díaz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/juan-diaz-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 December 2012.
- News: Venezolano Juan Díaz obtuvo plata en taekwondo de los Panamericanos. Taekwondo: Venezuelan Juan Diaz won silver at the Pan American Games. Spanish. El Tiempo Venezuela. 18 October 2011. 12 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022844/http://eltiempo.com.ve/deportes/eventos/venezolano-juan-diaz-obtuvo-plata-en-taekwondo-de-los-panamericanos/34889. 4 March 2016. dead.
- News: WTF Pan American Qualification Tournament Concludes in Success in Cali, Colombia. World Taekwondo Federation. 10 December 2007. 26 December 2012.
- Web site: Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) Round of 16 Final. NBC Olympics. 26 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815163424/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/taekwondo/resultsandschedules/rsc=TKM180404/index.html. 15 August 2012. dead.
