Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)

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

References

  1. 14.^ http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_1998.html
  2. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_2001.html
  3. http://www.taekwondodata.com/roberto-cruz.a152.html#top
  4. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/winners.html
  5. http://www.taekwondodata.com/roberto-cruz.a152.html#top
  6. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/roberto-cruz-1.html
  7. http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=710835&publicationsubcategoryid=69
  8. http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=213842&publicationsubcategoryid=69
  9. http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1645%3Arp-jins-start-campaign-in-world-taekwondo-championships&catid=35%3Alastest-news&Itemid=92
  10. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/sports/baguio-jins-crack-elite-national-tae-kwon-do-team
  11. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_12th.html
  12. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_13th.html
  13. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_14th.html
  14. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_15th.html
  15. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_16th.html
  16. http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=222409&publicationsubcategoryid=69
  17. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_1998.html
  18. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/03-World%20Cup_Taekwondo/WorldCup_2001.html
  19. http://www.taekwondodata.com/roberto-cruz.a152.html#top
  20. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/02_regional_chmpionships/01-Asia/asia_14.html
  21. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/02_regional_chmpionships/01-Asia/asia_15.html
  22. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_16th.html
  23. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_17th.html
  24. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_18th.html
  25. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_19th.html
  26. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_20th.html
  27. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/03_taekwondo_in_multisport_games/08_Southeast_Asian_Games_Taedwondo/Southeast_Asian_21th.html
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