Daniel Manz (born September 12, 1987 in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria) is a German taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the 2008 European Taekwondo Championships in Rome, Italy.[2] Manz is also the husband of two-time Olympic taekwondo jin Sümeyye Gülec.[3]
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| Nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1987 Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | BSV Friedrichshafen | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Markus Kohllöffel | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manz qualified for the men's 68 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] He defeated Kyrgyzstan's Rasul Abduraim in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to U.S. taekwondo jin Mark López, with a score of 1–3.[5][6] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Manz took advantage of the repechage round by defeating Afghanistan's Nesar Ahmad Bahave. He progressed to the bronze medal match, but narrowly lost the medal to Chinese Taipei's Sung Yu-Chi, with a sudden death score of 3–4.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Manz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Winkler und Manz mit EM-Medaille Deutschland räumt bei der Europameisterschaft in Rom" [Winkler and Manz won medals for Germany at the European Championships in Rome] (in German). Taekwondo Competence Centre. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Taekwondoka Sümeyye Gülec greift wieder an" [Taekwondoka Sümeyye Gülec attacks again] (in German). Nürnberger Nachrichten. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "WTF European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Wraps Up in Success in Istanbul, Turkey". World Taekwondo Federation. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 68kg (150 lbs) Quarterfinals". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Mark Lopez makes taekwondo final; Diana loses". Team USA. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 68kg (150 lbs) Bronze Medal". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Son's kick with one second left earns him gold medal". Associated Press. ESPN. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- Daniel Manz at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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