Sebastián Crismanich
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s taekwondo | ||
Representing the  Argentina
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | 80 kg |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | 80 kg |
Sebastián Eduardo Crismanich [1](born 30 October 1986 in Corrientes)[2] is an Argentine taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg division at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Sebastián is the first individual athlete to win a gold medal for Argentina since the 1948 Games, when Delfo Cabrera won the marathon, and the first to win a taekwondo medal for Argentina.[5]
In his quest for the gold medal, Crismanich beat New Zealander Vaughn Scott 9-5, and then Afghan Nesar Ahmad Bahawi 9-1 in the quarterfinals.
After a fierce battle in the semifinals, Crismanich defeated Armenian Arman Yeremyan 2-1 and proceeded to the Olympic final.
In a narrow victory against Spaniard Nicolas Garcia Hemme, Crismanich was only able to take the advantage needed to win in the final round, seconds from the end.[5][6][7]
Biography
Sebastián Crismanich was born in Corrientes, (Corrientes Province), into a Croatian immigrant family (Croatian: Krizmanić).[8][9] His brother, Mauro, is also a well-known taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal in men's flyweight (under 58 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen.
References
- ^ Official blog
- ^ "Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich yahoo
- ^ Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich2012 London Olympics
- ^ a b http://www.clarin.com/mision-olimpica/Crismanich-cuartos-final_0_752924855.html
- ^ Men's -80kg
- ^ http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/men-less-than-80kg/index.html
- ^ "Sebastián Chrismanich - Hrvat veći od Messija". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list.
- ^ http://www.tportal.hr/sport/OI2012/208864/I-Hrvatska-moze-slaviti-zlatnog-u-taekwondou.html
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