MARTIAL ARTS

Ángel Matos

1976 - Today

Ángel Matos

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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Matos is the 138th most popular martial arts (up from 163rd in 2019), the 214th 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 136 out of 179. Before him are Eddie Alvarez, Rafael dos Anjos, Satoshi Ishii, and Frankie Edgar. After him are Shinya Aoki, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Yair Rodríguez, Tyron Woodley, Sean Strickland, Ben Askren, Irakli Tsirekidze, and Aljamain Sterling.

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Eddie Alvarez
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 132
Rafael dos Anjos
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 133
Satoshi Ishii
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 134
Frankie Edgar
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 135
Ángel Matos
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 136
Shinya Aoki
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 137
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 138
Yair Rodríguez
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 139
Tyron Woodley
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 140
Sean Strickland
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 141
Ben Askren
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 142
Irakli Tsirekidze
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 143
Aljamain Sterling
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 144

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ángel Matos ranks 641. 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 Volodymyr Yezerskiy.

Others Born in 1976

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Samuel Page
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 635
Veronika Tsepkalo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 636
Jolanda Čeplak
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 637
Olaf Tufte
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 638
Steffen Iversen
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 639
Mirosław Szymkowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 640
Ángel Matos
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 641
Nicolas Escudé
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 642
Jon Robert Holden
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 643
Agustín Calleri
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 644
Ken Anderson
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 645
Marcel Fässler
RACING DRIVER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 646
Volodymyr Yezerskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 647

In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 214 out of 300. Before him are Leonel Marshall Jr. (1979), Julio César La Cruz (1989), Maikro Romero (1972), Diego Gutiérrez (1974), Mario Kindelán (1971), and Ioamnet Quintero (1972). After him are Yordanis Arencibia (1980), Odlanier Solís (1980), Daisy Fuentes (1966), Filiberto Azcuy (1972), Amarilis Savón (1974), and Yargelis Savigne (1984).

Others born in Cuba

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Leonel Marshall Jr.
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 208
Julio César La Cruz
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 209
Maikro Romero
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 210
Diego Gutiérrez
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 211
Mario Kindelán
BOXER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 212
Ioamnet Quintero
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 213
Ángel Matos
MARTIAL ARTS
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 214
Yordanis Arencibia
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 215
Odlanier Solís
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 216
Daisy Fuentes
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 217
Filiberto Azcuy
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 218
Amarilis Savón
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 219
Yargelis Savigne
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 220