Raid Rasheed Abbas (Arabic: رائد رشيد عباس; born January 1, 1976, in Baghdad) is an Iraqi taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's welterweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raid Rasheed Abbas |
| Nationality |  Iraq |
| Born | 1 January 1976 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | 80 kg |
Rasheed qualified as a lone taekwondo fighter for the Iraqi squad in the men's welterweight class (80 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Taekwondo Federation under the Olympic Solidarity program.[2] Rasheed suffered in a merciless 0–12 defeat to U.S. taekwondo jin and eventual Olympic champion Steven López during his opening match, stimulating a mighty hoot and a raucous chant "Iraq, Iraq!" from the majority of the crowd inside Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.[3][4] Following Lopez' progress towards the final, Rasheed was scheduled to fight against Mexico's Víctor Estrada in the first playoff of the repechage bracket, but pulled himself out of tournament due to injuries sustained from the opening bout.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raid Rasheed". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Lopez captures taekwondo gold". USA Today. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "American Defeats Iraqi to Advance". New York Times. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Men's Welterweight (80kg/176lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Guevara, Oscar; Salinas, Ignacio (29 August 2004). "Se va Estrada con las manos vacías" [Estrada leaves empty handed] (in Spanish). Esmas.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External links
edit- Raid Rasheed at TaekwondoData.com
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