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Ángel Matos

1976 - Today

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Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The World Taekwondo Federation banned Matos and his coach for life following an incident at the 2008 Summer Olympics where Matos kicked the Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, after being disqualified in the bronze medal match. The decision was later ratified by the IOC. He was also banned for life by the same committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ángel Matos is the 148th most popular martial arts (up from 163rd in 2024), the 220th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 245th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cuban Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Ángel Matos ranks 148 out of 179. Before him are Natalina Lupino, Eddie Alvarez, Rafael dos Anjos, Alexander Volkov, Satoshi Ishii, and Frankie Edgar. After him are Shinya Aoki, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Yoon Hyun, Yair Rodríguez, Tyron Woodley, and Sean Strickland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ángel Matos ranks 667. Before him are Samuel Page, Veronika Tsepkalo, Jolanda Čeplak, Olaf Tufte, Steffen Iversen, and Mirosław Szymkowiak. After him are Nicolas Escudé, Jon Robert Holden, Agustín Calleri, Ken Anderson, Marcel Fässler, and Sergej Jakirović.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 220 out of 300. Before him are Julio César La Cruz (1989), Maikro Romero (1972), Diego Gutiérrez (1974), Mario Kindelán (1971), Lilia Izquierdo (1967), and Ioamnet Quintero (1972). After him are Yordanis Arencibia (1980), Odlanier Solís (1980), Daisy Fuentes (1966), Silvia Costa (1964), Filiberto Azcuy (1972), and Amarilis Savón (1974).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Cuba

Among martial arts born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 4. Before him are Yoel Romero (1977), Héctor Lombard (1978), and Legna Verdecia (1972). After him are Diadenis Luna (1975), Urbia Meléndez (1972), Israel Hernández (1970), and Robelis Despaigne (1988).

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