PROFILE OF THE COMPETITORS FOR
THE 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES

Here are some information about the Taekwondo Competitors who already qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games. If you have any information regarding these athletes, send me an e-mail ( carrasco@home.com ) with the information and I will posted on this page. Thank you!.

COUNTRIES INVITED TO THE WORLD OPEN TOURNAMENTS HOW MANY COMPETITORS PER COUNTRY
ARGENTINA		AUSTRALIA		AUSTRIA		BENIM		BRASIL		CANADA
MALE 2	FEMALE 0	MALE 4	FEMALE 4	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 0	FEMALE 1
CHILE		CHINA		CÔTE D'IVOIRE		COLOMBIA		CROATIA		CUBA
MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 2	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 2	FEMALE 2
DENMARK		EGYPT		FINLAND		FRANCE		GREAT BRITAIN		GERMANY
MALE 1	FEMALE 1	MALE 2	FEMALE 1	MALE 0	FEMALE 2	MALE 1	FEMALE 1	MALE 1	FEMALE 1	MALE 2	FEMALE 1
GREECE		GUATEMALA		HUNGARY		INDONESIA		IRAN		ITALY
MALE 2	FEMALE 1	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 2	FEMALE 0	MALE 2	FEMALE 1
JORDAN		JAPAN		KOREA		SAUDI ARABIA		KUWAIT		LEBANON
MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 1	MALE 2	FEMALE 2	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0
LESOTHO		MOROCCO		MALAYSIA		MEXICO		MONACO		NICARAGUA
MALE 1	FEMALE 1	MALE 1	FEMALE 2	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 1	FEMALE 2	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0
NETHERLANDS		NORWAY		PERU		PHILIPPINES		SOUTH AFRICA		RUSSIA
MALE 0	FEMALE 2	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 0	FEMALE 0	MALE 2	FEMALE 2	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0
SLOVENIA		SWEDEN		SWITZERLAND		CHINESE TAIPEI		TRINIDAD & TOBAGO		TURKEY
MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 2	FEMALE 0	MALE 1	FEMALE 0	MALE 2	FEMALE 2	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 0	FEMALE 2
UNITED STATES		VENEZUELA		VIETNAM
MALE 2	FEMALE 2	MALE 0	FEMALE 1	MALE 0	FEMALE 2

PARTICIPANTS
COUNTRY	FEMALE	DIVISION	MALE	DIVISION
ARGENTINA			HERNANDO Alejandro Fabian	Men's Under 68kg
ARGENTINA			TARABURELLI Gabriel Alberto	Men's Under 58kg
AUSTRALIA	BURNS Lauren	Women's Under 49kg	LYONS Paul	Men's Under 58kg
	CAMERON Cynthia	Women's Under 57kg	MASSIMINO Carlo	Men's Under 68kg
	O'KEEFE Lisa	Women's Under 67kg	HANSEN Warren	Men's Under 80kg
	WHITE Tanya	Women's Over 67kg	TRENTON Daniel	Men's Over 80kg
AUSTRIA			CALISKAN Tuncay	Men's Under 68kg
BENIN			OGOUDJOBI Stanislas	Men's Under 68kg
BRAZIL	SILVA Carmen	Women's Under 57kg
CANADA	BOSSHART Dominique	Women's Over 67kg
CHILE			SOTO ALVAREZ Felipe	Men's Under 80kg
CHINA	HE Lumin	Women's Under 67kg	ZHU Feng	Men's Over 80kg
CHINA	CHEN Zhong	Women's Over 67kg
CÔTE D'IVOIRE			KONAN N'Guessan Sebastien	Men's Under 80kg

Olympic Fly Male (-58 kg)

Chih Hsiung Huang

Country of Birth : Chinese Taipei
Birth date : October 16, 1976 (23 years old)
Height : 170 cm. (5ft. 7in.)
Weight : 58 kg. (127.6 lbs.)
Accomplishments :
1995 12th World Taekwondo Championships - 3rd place Bantam (over 58 kg. & under 62 kg.)
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships - 1st place Bantam (over 58 kg. & under 62 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Gabriel Esparaza

Place of Birth : España-Spain
Birth Date : 1973 (26 years old)
Height : 175 cm. (5ft. 9in.)
Weight : 58 kg. (127.6 lbs.)
Accomplishments :
1995 12th World Taekwondo Championships 2nd place Bantam (over 58 kg. & under 62 kg.)
1998 World Cup Bantam 2nd place Bantam (over 58 kg. & under 62 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Kiyoteru Higuchi

Country of Birth : Japan
Birth Date : March 22, 1982 (17 years old)
Height : 175 cm. (5ft. 9in.)
Weight : 57.5 kg (127 lbs.)
Accomplishments :
1998 All Japan Taekwondo Championships 1st place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)
1998 Russian International Championships 3rd place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Youness Sokkat
Country of Birth : Morocco
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Roberto Cruz
Country of Birth : Philippines
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Naser Badr Buftain
Country of Birth : Kuwait
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Fly, -58 kg.)

Olympic Feather Male (-68 kg)

Hadi Saelbonebkohal

Country of Birth : Iran
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Feather, -68 kg.)

Tunkay Caliskan
Country of Birth : Austria
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Feather, -68 kg.)

Aziz Acharki

Country of Birth : Germany
Birth Date : 1972
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -68 kg.)

Claudio Nolano
Country of Birth : Italy
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -68 kg.)

Byung Uk Kim

Country of Birth : Korea
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place(Olympic Feather,-68 kg.)

Chi Hung Hsu

Country of Birth : Chinese Taipei
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place(Olympic Feather,-68 kg.)

Olympic Welter Male (- 80 kg.)

Muhammed Dahmani
Country of Birth : Denmark
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Marcel More
Country of Birth : Slovenia
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Victor Estrada Garibay

Country of Birth : Mexico
Birth Date : 1973 (26 years old)
Height : ? cm.
Weight : ? kg.
Accomplishments :
1994 World Cup Taekwondo Championships 1st place Middle (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1996 World Cup Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1998 World Cup Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1994 IX Pan American Taekwondo Championships 1st place Middle (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1996 X Pan American Taekwondo Championships 1st place Middle (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1998 XI Pan American Taekwondo Championships 1st place Middle (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1995 XII Pan American Games 1st place Middle (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1999 XIII Pan American Games, Winnipeg-Canada, Gold Medal (Olympic Walter, -80 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Faissal Ebnoutalib
Country of Birth : Germany
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Madjid Aflakikhamseh

Country of Birth : Iran
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships 3rd place Welter (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Donald Geisler
Country of Birth : Philippines
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Welter, -80 kg.)

Olympic Heavy Male (+ 80 kg.)

Gentil Pascal

Country of Birth : France
Birth Date : 1973 (26 years old)
Height : 200 cm. (6ft. 7in.)
Weight : ? kg.
Accomplishments :
1994 10th European Taekwondo Championship - 1st place Heavy (+80 kg.)
1995 12th World Taekwondo Championships - 2nd place Heavy (+80 kg.)
1996 11th European Taekwondo Championship - 2nd place Heavy (+80 kg.)
1998 12th European Taekwondo Championship - 1st place Heavy (+80 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)

Kim Jae-Kyung

Country of Birth : South Korea
Birth Date : 1969 (30 years old)
Height : ? cm.
Weight : ? kg.
Accomplishments :
1992 10th Asian Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1994 11th Asian Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1998 12th Asian Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1993 11th World Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1995 12th World Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1998 12th Asian Games 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)
1998 13th Asian Games 1st place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)

Yahia Alam
Country of Birth : Egypt
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)

Colin Daley
Country of Birth : Great Britain
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Heavy, +80 kg.)

Aldosari Khalid
Country of Birth : Saudi Arabia
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place (Olympic Heavy,+80 kg.)

Zhang Weiyong

Country of Birth : China
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Heavy,+80 kg.)

Olympic Fly Female (-49 kg)

Kay Poe
Country of Birth : United States
Birth Date : 1982
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Fly, -49 kg.)

Dondu Guvenc
Country of Birth : Turkey
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Fly, -49 kg.)

Juana Wangsa Putri
Country of Birth : India
Birth Date : 1977
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Fly, -49 kg.)

Xuan Mai Thi Nguyen
Country of Birth : Vietnam
Birth Date : 1979
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Fly, -49 kg.)

Huey Fang Lai

Country of Birth : Chinese Taipei
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Manila - Philippines 1st place (Olympic Fly, -67 kg.)

Eva Marie Ditan
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Country of Birth : Philippines
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Fly, -49 kg.)

Olympic Feather Female (-57 kg)

Hamide Bickin Tosun
Country of Birth : Turkey
Birth Date : 1978
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Cristiana Corsi
Country of Birth : Italy
Birth Date : 1976
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Hae Eun Kang

Country of Birth : Korea
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Hsu Chih Ling
Country of Birth : Chinese Taipei
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Tra Hieu Ngan
Country of Birth : Vietnam
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Jasmine Strachan
Country of Birth : Philippines
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Feather, -57 kg.)

Olympic Welter Female (-67 kg)

Hyang Mi Cho

Country of Birth : Korea
Birth Date :1973
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Welter, -67 kg.)

Ireane Ruiz

Country of Birth : España (Spain)
Birth Date : 1973
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships 2nd place Welter (Olympic Welter, -67 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Welter,-67 kg.)

Mirjam Muskens
Country of Birth : Netherlands
Birth Date : 1967
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -67 kg.)

Sarah Stevenson
Country of Birth : Great Britain
Birth Date :1983
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Feather, -67 kg.)

Zhang Huijang

Country of Birth : China
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place (Olympic Welter,-67 kg.)

Yoriko Okamoto
Country of Birth : Japan
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Welter,-67 kg.)

Olympic Heavy Female (+67 kg)

Natasa Vezmar

Country of Birth : Croatia
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships 3rd place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 1st place (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)

Myriam Baverel
Country of Birth : France
Birth Date :1981
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 2nd place (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)

Adriana Carmona
Country of Birth : Venezuela
Birth Date : 1973
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)

Natalia Ivanova

Country of Birth : Russia
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championships 2nd place Heavy (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament - Porec, Croatia - 3rd place (Olympic Heavy, +67 kg.)

Chen Zhong

Country of Birth : China
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 1st place (Olympic Heavy,+67kg.)

Lee Wan Yuen
Country of Birth : Malaysia
Birth Date :
Height :
Weight :
Accomplishments :
1999 Taekwondo Qualification Tournament -Manila-Philippines 2nd place (Olympic Heavy,+67kg.)