Duncan Mahlangu

Duncan Mahlangu (born August 8, 1983 in Pretoria) is a South African taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He captured a silver medal in the 68-kg class at the 2003 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France, and later represented his nation South Africa at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Duncan Mahlangu
Personal information
Full nameDuncan Mahlangu
Nationality South Africa
Born (1983-08-08) 8 August 1983
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)68 kg

Mahlangu qualified as a lone taekwondo fighter for the South African squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind South Korea's Lee Won-jae and granting a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France.[2][3][4] He failed to move beyond the opening round in a 7–11 defeat to Guatemalan taekwondo fighter and two-time Olympian Gabriel Sagastume. With his opponent losing the semifinal to Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung, Mahlangu denied his chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Duncan Mahlangu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "Tackling taekwondo". News24. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. Craig, Jermaine (30 April 2004). "Mahlangu out to kick his way to a medal". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "Taekwondo – Men's Featherweight (68kg/150lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. "Not a good day for SA". News24. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. Morgan, Brad (31 August 2004). "Olympic Team SA takes six". SouthAfrica.info. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.