Jump to content

Carlo Molfetta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carlo Molfetta
Personal information
Born15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) (age 40)
Mesagne, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London +80 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeju Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2009 Copenhagen Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gyeongju Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 St. Petersburg Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lillehammer Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Riga Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester Middleweight
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Lightweight

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

[edit]

He also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[2][3][4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hamilton, Tracee (11 August 2012). "Italian superior in taekwondo final". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ Profile at taekwondodata.com
  3. ^ "Carlo Molfetta". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlo Molfetta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
[edit]


Stub icon

This biographical article related to taekwondo in Italy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlo_Molfetta&oldid=1251232399"