Carlo Molfetta

Carlo Molfetta
Personal information
Born15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) (age 41)
Mesagne, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2012 London +80 kg
World Championships
2001 Jeju Featherweight
2009 Copenhagen Middleweight
2011 Gyeongju Middleweight
European Championships
2010 St. Petersburg Middleweight
2004 Lillehammer Lightweight
2005 Riga Lightweight
2012 Manchester Middleweight
Universiade
2003 Daegu Lightweight

Carlo Molfetta (born 15 February 1984 in Mesagne) is a taekwondo athlete from Italy, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's +80 kg division, beating Gabon's Anthony Obame. Molfetta was determined to be the victor after the bout concluded in a 9-9 tie, with the judges ruling that Molfetta had won based upon superiority.[1]

Biography

He also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Tracee (11 August 2012). "Italian superior in taekwondo final". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ Profile at taekwondodata.com
  3. ^ "Carlo Molfetta". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlo Molfetta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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