Márcio Wenceslau

Márcio Wenceslau Ferreira (born March 20, 1980 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner.[1] He qualified for the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, when he won a silver medal for his host nation at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, losing out to Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic in the final match.[2] He also added the bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, after being defeated by Mexico's Damian Villa in the semi-final round. He is the brother of Marcel Ferreira, who also competed for the same category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Márcio Wenceslau
Personal information
Full nameMárcio Wenceslau Ferreira
Nationality Brazil
Born (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
2005 MadridBantamweight
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro 58 kg
2011 Guadalajara 58 kg

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wenceslau defeated Iran's Reza Naderian by hitting a frontal blow in the first preliminary round match, with a score of 2–1. He reached the quarterfinal round, before losing to world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain, by a defensive kick in the first two periods, with a decisive score of 2–3.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Márcio Wenceslau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. "Márcio Wenceslau perde por decisăo de juízes e é prata no taekwondo" [Márcio Wenceslau loses by decision of judges, winning silver in taekwondo] (in Portuguese). 24 Horas News. 14 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Quarterfinals". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.


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