Óscar Salazar (taekwondo)

Óscar Salazar Blanco (born November 3, 1977, in Mexico City) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he received a silver medal in the 58 kg class.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Óscar Salazar
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 58 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Hong Kong Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 58 kg

Career Achievements

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  • 1996 Pan American Taekwondo Championships Fly - Gold
  • 1997 World Taekwondo Championships Fly - Bronze
  • 1998 Pan American Taekwondo Championships Fly - Gold
  • 1999 Pan American Games Fly - Gold
  • 2000 World Taekwondo Cup Fly - Silver
  • 2002 Pan American Taekwondo Championships bantham - Gold
  • 2002 Centro American Games Bantham - Gold
  • 2003 Pan American Games Fly - Silver
  • 2004 Pan American Olympic Qualify Tourney Fly - Gold

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Taekwondo" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 22, 2008)
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