Duncan Mahlangu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Mahlangu |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 8 August 1983 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | 68 kg |
Duncan Mahlangu (born August 8, 1983 in Pretoria) is a South African taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He captured a silver medal in the 68-kg class at the 2003 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France, and later represented his nation South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
Mahlangu qualified as a lone taekwondo fighter for the South African squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind South Korea's Lee Won-jae and granting a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France.[2][3][4] He failed to move beyond the opening round in a 7–11 defeat to Guatemalan taekwondo fighter and two-time Olympian Gabriel Sagastume. With his opponent losing the semifinal to Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung, Mahlangu denied his chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Duncan Mahlangu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Tackling taekwondo". News24. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Craig, Jermaine (30 April 2004). "Mahlangu out to kick his way to a medal". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Not a good day for SA". News24. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Morgan, Brad (31 August 2004). "Olympic Team SA takes six". SouthAfrica.info. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
External links
- Duncan Mahlangu at TaekwondoData.com
- News24 Olympic Bio
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