Carlo Molfetta
Personal information
Born15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) (age 39)
Mesagne, Italy
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men’s taekwondo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London +80 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeju Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2009 Copenhagen Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gyeongju Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 St. Petersburg Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lillehammer Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Riga Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester Middleweight
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 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]

References

  1. ^ "Italian superior in taekwondo final". The Washington Post. August 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Profile at taekwondodata.com
  3. ^ "London Olympics 2012 Carlo Molfetta". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links


Olympic Champions in Taekwondo — Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)
Walk of Fame of Italian sport
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