Óscar Salazar (taekwondo)

Óscar Salazar
Personal information
Born (1977-11-03) November 3, 1977
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 58 kg
World Championships
1997 Hong Kong Bantamweight
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg 58 kg
2003 Santo Domingo 58 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador 58 kg

Óscar Francisco Salazar Blanco (born November 3, 1977) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he received a silver medal in the 58 kg class. He is the brother of Iridia Salazar, who is also a taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Career Achievements

  • 1996 Pan American Taekwondo Championships Fly - Gold
  • 1997 World Taekwondo Championships Fly - Bronze
  • 1998 Pan American Taekwondo Championships Fly - Gold
  • 1999 Pan American Games Fly - Gold
  • 2000 World Taekwondo Cup Fly - Silver
  • 2002 Pan American Taekwondo Championships bantham - Gold
  • 2002 Centro American Games Bantham - Gold
  • 2003 Pan American Games Fly - Silver
  • 2004 Pan American Olympic Qualify Tourney Fly - Gold

References

  1. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Taekwondo" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 22, 2008)