Natália Falavigna

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Women's Taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze 2001 Jeju Lightweight
Gold 2005 Madrid Middleweight
Bronze 2007 Beijing Middleweight
Pan American Games
Silver Rio de Janeiro 2007 67 kg

Natália Falavigna da Silva (born on September 5, 1984[1] in Maringá, Paraná state [2]) is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26.

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[edit] Achievements

Natália Falavigna won the following competitions [2]:

  • World Taekwondo Championship: 2005
  • World University Taekwondo Championship: 2006
  • World Youth Taekwondo Championship: 2000

[edit] Brazilian Olympic Award

Falavigna won the Brazilian Olympic Award's Women's Best Athlete of the Year in 2005 [3], and also won the 2002 [4], 2003 [5], 2004 [6], 2005 [3] and 2006 [7] Best Taekwondo Athlete.

[edit] 2004 Summer Olympics

Natália Falavigna competed for the first time in the Olympics in 2004, when she finished in the fourth place in the competition. She was defeated in the semifinal by Chinese Chen Zhong. In the Repechage semifinals she defeated Italian Daniela Castrignano, but was beaten by Venezuelan Adriana Carmona in the Bronze medal match. [8]

[edit] 2005 World Taekwondo Championship

In 2005, in Madrid, Spain, Natália Falavigna defeated British Sarah Stevenson and won the World Taekwondo Championship. [9]

[edit] 2007 Pan American Games

Natália Falavigna performed the oath of the athletes at the opening ceremony of the Fifteenth Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. [10]

She won the silver medal at the women's 67-kilogram category. Falavigna defeated Venezuelan Aura Paez in the semifinals [11], but was defeated by Mexican Rosario Espinoza. [12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Athlete Biography. 2007 Pan American Games official website. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ a b Guia do Pan - XV Jogos Pan-Americanos. Rio de Janeiro: Lance!, 2007
  3. ^ a b VII Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  4. ^ IV Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  5. ^ V Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  6. ^ VI Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  7. ^ VIII Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  8. ^ Falavigna cai na disputa do bronze diante de venezuelana (Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  9. ^ Brasileira vence mundial de Taekwondo (Portuguese). Tribuna Catarinense. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  10. ^ Cerimônia de abertura para ficar na história (Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  11. ^ Schedule and Results by Sport - Taekwondo (Portuguese). 2007 Pan American Games official website. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  12. ^ Natália Falavigna perde na final e fica com a prata no taekwondo (Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
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