Kristopher Moitland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kristopher Moitland Cabezas |
| Nationality |
 Costa Rica |
| Born | 2 September 1983 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | +80 kg |
Kristopher Moitland Cabezas (born September 2, 1983) is a two-time Olympic taekwondo practitioner, and a multiple-time Pan American Championship medalist from Costa Rica.[1] Moitland first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he was eliminated in the heavyweight division, after being defeated by France's Pascal Gentil, who eventually won the bronze medal, during the quarterfinal match. At his second Olympics in Beijing, Moitland improve her tactics and strategies to kick and fight against every opponent in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg). In the first round, he fought against Korea's Cha Dong-Min, who made her debut at the Olympics. Both of them did not receive any scores yet in the first period, until Moitland received two warnings by the judges, and was eliminated from the competition.[2] Because his opponent advanced further into the final round, Moitland automatically qualified for the repechage bout, where he was lost to Uzbekistan's Akmal Irgashev by just a single point.[3]
References
- ↑ "Kristopher Moitland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) – Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) – Repechage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 November 2012.