Pedro Póvoa

Pedro Miguel Moreira Póvoa (born 27 May 1980 in Porto) is a Portuguese taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 54 kg class at the 2004 European Taekwondo Championships in Lillehammer, Norway.[2]

Pedro Póvoa
Personal information
Full namePedro Miguel Moreira Póvoa
Nationality Portugal
Born (1980-05-27) 27 May 1980
Porto, Portugal
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
ClubKonceito Fitness
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Portugal
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Lillehammer 58 kg
Lusophony Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lisbon 58 kg

Povoa qualified for the men's 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning his division from the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[3] He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to Dominican Republic's Gabriel Mercedes, who was able to score three points at the end of the game.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Povoa offered another shot for the bronze medal through the repechage bout, where he was defeated by Taiwanese taekwondo jin and defending Olympic champion Chu Mu-yen, with a score of (−1)–1.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pedro Póvoa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Taekwondo: Europeu – Pedro Póvoa conquista medalha de bronze" [Taekwondo: European – Pedro Póvoa wins bronze medal] (in Portuguese). UOL. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. "WTF European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Wraps Up in Success in Istanbul, Turkey". World Taekwondo Federation. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.


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