At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Garcia qualified for the Venezuelan squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg), by placing third and granting a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France.[2][4] Garcia crashed out early in a narrow 5–6 defeat to Brazil's Diogo Silva during his opening match. With his Brazilian opponent losing the quarterfinals to Iranian fighter and eventual Olympic champion Hadi Saei, Garcia denied his chance to proceed into the repechage bracket for the Olympic bronze medal.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ abc [Luis Noguera, hero of the Pan American Games in Winnipeg 1999] (in Spanish). Noticias 24 Venezuela. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^Llorca, Amalia (9 August 1999). "Taekwondo do mostró el nivel más parejo" [Even more had showed the magnitude of taekwondo] (in Spanish). Caracas: El Universal. 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.
^"Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^"Diogo Silva deixa bronze escapar em duelo com sul-coreano" [Diogo Silva left empty-handed in a bronze medal duel with a South Korean] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External linksedit
Luis García at TaekwondoData.com
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luis, alberto, garcía, chilean, footballer, luis, garcía, chilean, footballer, born, september, 1980, caracas, venezuelan, taekwondo, practitioner, competed, featherweight, category, retrieved, silver, medal, division, 1999, american, games, winnipeg, manitoba. For the Chilean footballer see Luis Garcia Chilean footballer Luis Alberto Garcia born September 9 1980 in Caracas is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner who competed in the men s featherweight category 1 He retrieved a silver medal in the 58 kg division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and represented his nation Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2 Luis GarciaPersonal informationFull nameLuis Alberto GarciaNationality VenezuelaBorn 1980 09 09 9 September 1980 age 43 Caracas VenezuelaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight68 kg 150 lb SportSportTaekwondoEvent68 kgMedal record Men s taekwondoRepresenting VenezuelaPan American Games1999 Winnipeg 58 kgGarcia emerged himself on Venezuela s sporting fame at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada where he picked up a silver medal in the men s 58 kg division losing the final to Mexico s oscar Salazar 2 3 At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Garcia qualified for the Venezuelan squad in the men s featherweight class 68 kg by placing third and granting a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris France 2 4 Garcia crashed out early in a narrow 5 6 defeat to Brazil s Diogo Silva during his opening match With his Brazilian opponent losing the quarterfinals to Iranian fighter and eventual Olympic champion Hadi Saei Garcia denied his chance to proceed into the repechage bracket for the Olympic bronze medal 5 6 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Luis Alberto Garcia Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 14 January 2015 a b c Luis Noguera heroe de la hazana panamericana en Winnipeg 99 Luis Noguera hero of the Pan American Games in Winnipeg 1999 in Spanish Noticias 24 Venezuela 6 August 2014 Archived from the original on 14 January 2015 Retrieved 14 January 2015 Llorca Amalia 9 August 1999 Taekwondo do mostro el nivel mas parejo Even more had showed the magnitude of taekwondo in Spanish Caracas El Universal 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 Taekwondo Men s Featherweight 68kg 150lbs Round of 16 Athens 2004 BBC Sport 12 August 2004 Retrieved 24 September 2013 Diogo Silva deixa bronze escapar em duelo com sul coreano Diogo Silva left empty handed in a bronze medal duel with a South Korean in Portuguese Universo Online 27 August 2004 Retrieved 28 December 2014 External links editLuis Garcia at TaekwondoData com nbsp This biographical article related to taekwondo in Venezuela is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Alberto Garcia amp oldid 1156988518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
