Arman Chilmanov (Kazakh: Арман Шилманов; born 20 April 1984) is a Kazakhstani Taekwondo athlete.

Arman Chilmanov
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing +80 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Copenhagen Heavyweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Heavyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bangkok Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Astana Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zhengzhou Heavyweight

2008 Olympics edit

Chilmanov was the other competitor in the controversial +80 kg bronze medal match against Ángel Matos of Cuba.

He was behind 3-2 in the second round when his opponent sustained an injury to his toe. Matos took a Kyeshi - one minute of injury recovery time - but Chilmanov was declared the winner of the bout when the Cuban's timeout expired. After a brief argument, Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, punched a judge in the arm and spat on the floor of the arena before being escorted out by security, and was subsequently banned for life, along with his coach Leudin González. After the chaos, he commented "To me it was obvious he (Matos) couldn't continue, the toe on his left foot was broken. Rules are rules, I'm happy with my medal".

References edit

  • "Beijing 2008 profile". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2008-08-23.

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