Ángel Matos
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For the Puerto Rican politician, see Angel Matos García.
Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976, in Holguín) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,[1] and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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2000 Sydney | 80kg | |
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2007 Rio de Janeiro | 80kg | |
1999 Winnipeg | 80kg |
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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.[2] He was also banned for life by the same committee.