Ángel Matos
Olympic athlete
1976 –
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Who is Ángel Matos?
Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The World Taekwondo Federation banned Matos and his coach for life following an incident at the 2008 Summer Olympics where Matos kicked the Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, after being disqualified in the bronze medal match. The decision was later ratified by the IOC.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1976
Cuba - Also known as
- Angel Valodia Matos
- Angel Matos
- Nationality
- Cuba
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on July 23, 2013
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