Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)
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| Birth name | Roberto Cruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 18, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz[3][4] (born August 18, 1972) is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. He is the most bemedalled taekwondo player in international competition for the Philippines.[3] He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[5][6] (where Taekwondo first became a medal sport) This was before the onset of YouTube and Social Networking when very few videos were publicly shared. A lot of the younger generation of Taekwondo Practitioners are unfamiliar with this player's many exploits.[7][8] He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country.[9] Before John Paul "Japoy" Lizardo, the Philippines had a Taekwondo Champion in Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz.
Awards and achievements[]
Listed are some of his international achievements:
- 3 Time Silver Medalist - 12th, 13th & 14th - 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Taekwondo Championships [10][11][12]
- 2 Bronze Medalist - 15th & 16th - 2001, 2003 World Taekwondo Championships[13][14][15]
- 2 Time Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships[1][2]
- Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament[3]
- 2 Time Silver Medalist - 11th, 12th: 1994, 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships[16][17]
- 6 Time Gold Medalist - South East Asian Games (Biennial Games 1991–2001)[18][19][20][21][22][23]
References[]
- ^ a b http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_1998.html
- ^ a b http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_2001.html
- ^ a b c "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData.
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/winners.html
- ^ "Roberto Cruz Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=710835&publicationsubcategoryid=69
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=213842&publicationsubcategoryid=69
- ^ http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1645%3Arp-jins-start-campaign-in-world-taekwondo-championships&catid=35%3Alastest-news&Itemid=92
- ^ http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/sports/baguio-jins-crack-elite-national-tae-kwon-do-team
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_12th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_13th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_14th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_15th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_16th.html
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=222409&publicationsubcategoryid=69
- ^ "11th Asian Taekwondo Championships". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "12th Asian Taekwondo Championships". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_16th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_17th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_18th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_19th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_20th.html
- ^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_21th.html
External links[]
- Roberto Cruz at TaekwondoData.com
- Roberto Cruz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- Living people
- Filipino male taekwondo practitioners
- 1972 births
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
- Competitors at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
- World Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics