Sebastián Crismanich

Argentine Olympic taekwondo athlete
Sebastián Crismanich

Medal record
Men’s taekwondo
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 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 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. ^ a b 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".