Leonardo Basile (born 12 May 1983 in Naples) is an Italian taekwondo practitioner.[2] In 2005, Basile had won two bronze medals for the over-84 kg class at the World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain, and at the Summer Universiade in Izmir, Turkey.[3] He also captured a silver medal in the same division at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and eventually defeated Slovenia's Ivan Trajkovic for the gold at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, England.[4][5] Basile is a member of the taekwondo team for Centro Sportivo Esercito, and is coached and trained by Yoon Soon-Cheul.[1]
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| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1983 Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Centro Sportivo Esercito[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yoon Soon-Cheul[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Basile qualified for the men's heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to Cuba's Ángel Matos, with a score of 1–3.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "CONI Profile – Leonardo Basile" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonardo Basile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Korea, Netherlands, Thailand Split Taekwondo Titles at Universiade". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Korean taekwondo champion looks forward to Beijing Olympics". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Iniziano con la medaglia d'Oro di Leonardo Basile i Campionati Europei di Taekwondo di Manchester" [Taekwondo: Leonardo Basile won the European Championships in Manchester] (in Italian). Blogo Italiano. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "WTF European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Wraps Up in Success in Istanbul, Turkey". World Taekwondo Federation. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Matos faces lifetime ban after kicking referee following match". The Associated Press. ESPN. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links edit
- Leonardo Basile at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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