Luis Alberto García Explained

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Luis García
Fullname:Luis Alberto García
Birth Date:9 September 1980
Birth Place:Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Weight:680NaN0
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:68 kg
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Luis Alberto García (born September 9, 1980 in Ciudad Bolívar) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He retrieved a silver medal in the 58-kg division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and represented his nation Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Garcia emerged himself on Venezuela's sporting fame at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he picked up a silver medal in the men's 58-kg division, losing the final to Mexico's Óscar Salazar.[2] [3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Garcia qualified for the Venezuelan squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg), by placing third and granting a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France.[2] [4] Garcia crashed out early in a narrow 5–6 defeat to Brazil's Diogo Silva during his opening match. With his Brazilian opponent losing the quarterfinals to Iranian fighter and eventual Olympic champion Hadi Saei, Garcia denied his chance to proceed into the repechage bracket for the Olympic bronze medal.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Luis Alberto García. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094147/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/luis-alberto-garcia-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 14 January 2015.
  2. News: Luis Noguera, héroe de la hazaña panamericana en Winnipeg 99. Luis Noguera, hero of the Pan American Games in Winnipeg 1999. es. Noticias 24 Venezuela. 6 August 2014. 14 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150114202920/http://www.noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/249834/luis-noguera-heroe-de-la-hazana-panamericana-en-winnipeg-99/. 14 January 2015. dead.
  3. News: Amalia. Llorca. Taekwondo do mostró el nivel más parejo. Even more had showed the magnitude of taekwondo. es. El Universal. Caracas. 9 August 1999. 14 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC. PDF. 2–4. Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. 28 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Round of 16. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. 24 September 2013.
  6. News: Diogo Silva deixa bronze escapar em duelo com sul-coreano. Diogo Silva left empty-handed in a bronze medal duel with a South Korean. pt. Universo Online. 27 August 2004. 28 December 2014.