Michael Paul Harvey (born 21 September 1989) is a British taekwondo practitioner. He is a European champion at bantamweight (under 63 kilograms), a World silver medalist and has competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Harvey began the sport of taekwondo at the early age of 5 years old. After many years of success in the junior ranks he made the switch to the senior divisions and made the GB Taekwondo team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.[1] Michael lost his first bout to World Silver Medalist and now Olympic Champion Guillermo Perez of Mexico on golden point as the match drew to a close and scoreline of 2-2. In the repechage first round match Michael lost to the man who became Afghanistan's first Olympic medalist in history, Rohullah Nikpai. The match finished with a scoreline of 2-1.
michael, harvey, taekwondo, michael, paul, harvey, born, september, 1989, british, taekwondo, practitioner, european, champion, bantamweight, under, kilograms, world, silver, medalist, competed, 2008, summer, olympics, beijing, michael, harveypersonal, informa. Michael Paul Harvey born 21 September 1989 is a British taekwondo practitioner He is a European champion at bantamweight under 63 kilograms a World silver medalist and has competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Michael HarveyPersonal informationBirth nameMichael Paul HarveyBorn21 September 1989 1989 09 21 age 34 Medal record Representing United Kingdom Men s taekwondo World Championships 2011 Gyeongju 63 kg European Championships 2012 Manchester 63 kg Contents 1 Early life 2 Taekwondo career 3 Taekwondo medals 4 ReferencesEarly life editHarvey grew up in Hyde Greater Manchester United Kingdom and as a teenager he attended Longdendale Community Language College in Hollingworth Hyde Taekwondo career editHarvey began the sport of taekwondo at the early age of 5 years old After many years of success in the junior ranks he made the switch to the senior divisions and made the GB Taekwondo team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 1 Michael lost his first bout to World Silver Medalist and now Olympic Champion Guillermo Perez of Mexico on golden point as the match drew to a close and scoreline of 2 2 In the repechage first round match Michael lost to the man who became Afghanistan s first Olympic medalist in history Rohullah Nikpai The match finished with a scoreline of 2 1 Taekwondo medals editYear Competition Venue Position Notes 2008 Olympic Games Beijing 7th 58 kg 2008 British International Open Manchester 2nd 63 kg 2008 Belgian Open Herentals 2nd 58 kg 2008 Dutch Open Eindhoven 2nd 58 kg 2009 British International Open Manchester 1st 63 kg 2010 Belgian Open Herentals 1st 63 kg 2011 World Championships Gyeongju 2nd 63 kg 2011 Chuncheon Open Chuncheon 3rd 68 kg 2011 Goseong Invitational Goseong 1st 68 kgReferences edit Athlete Profile Olympics UK site Retrieved 22 August 2008 nbsp This biographical article related to taekwondo in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Harvey taekwondo amp oldid 1195315042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
