Veronica Calabrese

Veronica Calabrese (born November 7, 1987 in Mesagne, Brindisi) is an Italian taekwondo practitioner.[2] She won two bronze medals for the 57 and 59 kg classes at the European Taekwondo Championships (2006 in Bonn, and 2010 in St. Petersburg).[3] She also captured a silver medal in the same division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, losing out to China's Hou Yuzhuo.[4][5] Calabrese is a member of the taekwondo team for Centro Sportivo Esercito, and is coached and trained by Yoon Soon-Cheul.[1] She is engaged to two-time Olympic medalist Mauro Sarmiento.[6]

Veronica Calabrese
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987
Mesagne, Brindisi, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57 kg
ClubCentro Sportivo Esercito[1]
Coached byYoon Soon-Cheul[1]
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Italy
World Championships
2009 Copenhagen 57 kg
European Championships
2006 Bonn 59 kg
2010 St. Petersburg 57 kg

Calabrese qualified for the women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing second from the World Qualification Tournament in Manchester, England.[7] She defeated Colombia's Doris Patiño and Senegal's Bineta Diedhiou in the first two rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to South Korean taekwondo jin and world champion Lim Su-Jeong, with a score of 1–5.[8] Calabrese automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where she narrowly lost the medal to United States' Diana López, with a sudden death score of 2–3.[9][10]

References
  1. "CONI Profile – Veronica Calabrese" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veronica Calabrese". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. "Taekwondo: Europei a San Pietroburgo, bronzo per Veronica Calabrese" [Taekwondo: Veronica Calabrese wins European bronze in Saint Petersburg] (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. "U.S. disappoints on Day 2 at taekwondo worlds". Universal Sports. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. "Veronica Calabrese vince la medaglia d'argento ai Mondiali" [Veronica Calabrese won the silver medal at the World Championships] (in Italian). Taekwondo Tricolore. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  6. "Italy's Gentle Giant with a Killer Kick". Mozzarella Mamma. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. "WTF World Taekwondo Olympic Tournament Wraps Up in Resounding Success in Manchester, U.K." World Taekwondo Federation. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. "Women's 57kg (126 lbs) Semifinals". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. "Women's 57kg (126 lbs) Bronze Medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  10. "Diana Lopez adds to family haul with bronze". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.


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