Sebastián Crismanich

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 Crismanich

Medal record
Men’s taekwondo
Representing the  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 80 kg

Sebastián has the distinction of being the second individual athlete to win a gold medal for Argentina, the inaugural taekwondo medal for Argentina. The gold medal honor was established at the 1948 Summer Olympics, when Delfo Cabrera entered the stadium concluding the marathon.[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]

He was honored as the national flag bearer at the London 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony Parade of Flags.

Biography

Sebastián Crismanich was born in Corrientes, Corrientes Province, into a Croatian immigrant family (Croatian: Krizmanić).[7][8] His brother, Mauro, is also a well-known taekwondo practitioner who won the bronze medal in men's flyweight (under 58 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen.

References
  1. "HISTORIA HISTORIA".
  2. "Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. "Olympics on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". sports.yahoo.com.
  4. "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  5. Clarin.com. "Oro histórico para Crismanich".
  6. "London 2012 68 - 80 kg men - Olympic Taekwondo". 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  7. "Sebastián Chrismanich - Hrvat veći od Messija". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list.
  8. "I Hrvatska može slaviti zlatnog u taekwondou".
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