Matthew Beach
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Francis Beach |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand |
| Born |
22 December 1977 Guildford, Surrey, Great Britain[1] |
| Residence | Bogota, Colombia[1] |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | +80 kg |
Matthew Francis Beach (born 22 December 1977 in Guildford, Surrey, Great Britain) is a New Zealand taekwondo practitioner of British origin.[2] Beach qualified for the men's heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning the Oceanian Qualification Tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia.[3] He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to China's Liu Xiaobo, with a score of 1–4.[4][5] Beach currently resides in Bogota, Colombia, where he is employed by the British Embassy as an immigration officer.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Matthew Beach – Taekwondo" (PDF). Sport Manawatu. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Matthew Beach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Competition results of Oceania Qualification Tournament (Dec. 1, 2007)". World Taekwondo Federation. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Early mistake costs NZ taekwondo fighter". Stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2013.