Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)

Roberto Cruz
Medal record

Competitor for Philippines
Men’s Taekwondo
World Taekwondo Championships
Silver	1995 Manila	Finweight
Silver	1997 Hongkong	Finweight
Silver	1999 Edmonton	Finweight
Bronze	2001 South Korea	Finweight
Bronze	2003 Germany	Finweight
World Cup
Bronze	1998 Sindelfingen	Finweight^[1]
Bronze	2001 Ho Chi Minh City	Finweight^[2]
Asian Championships
Bronze	1994 Manila	Finweight
Silver	1996 Melbourne	Finweight
Gold	1999 Manila	Finweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold	1991 Philippines	Finweight
Gold	1995 Singapore	Finweight
Gold	1995 Thailand	Finweight
Gold	1997 Indonesia	Finweight
Gold	1999 Brunei	Finweight
Gold	2001 Malaysia	Finweight

Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz^[3]^[4] (born August 18, 1972) is the most bemedalled Taekwondo player in international competition for the Philippines.^[5] He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.^[6]^[7] (where Taekwondo first became a medal sport) This was before the onset of YouTube and Social Networking when very few videos were publicly shared. A lot of the younger generation of Taekwondo Practitioners are unfamiliar with this player's many exploits.^[8]^[9] He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country.^[10] Before John Paul "Japoy" Lizardo, the Philippines had a Taekwondo Champion in Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz. Listed are some of his international achievements:

3 Time Silver Medalist - 12th, 13th & 14th - 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Taekwondo Championships ^[11]^[12]^[13]
2 Bronze Medalist - 15th & 16th - 2001, 2003 World Taekwondo Championships^[14]^[15]^[16]
2 Time Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships^[17]^[18]
Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament^[19]
2 Time Silver Medalist - 11th, 12th: 1994, 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships^[20]^[21]
6 Time Gold Medalist - South East Asian Games (Biennial Games 1991-2001)^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]

Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)

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