Mauro Sarmiento
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Mauro Sarmiento (born August 10, 1983 in Casoria
) is an Italian martial artist. He represented Italy in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg, and won the silver medal, upsetting two-time Olympic champion Steven López
of the United States
in the quarterfinals. In the gold medal round he lost to Hadi Saei
.
Casoria
Casoria is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northeast of Naples.Casoria borders the following municipalities: Afragola, Arzano, Cardito, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Casavatore, Frattamaggiore, Naples, Volla.-History:The name of Casoria is...
) is an Italian martial artist. He represented Italy in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg, and won the silver medal, upsetting two-time Olympic champion Steven López
Steven López
Steven López is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the quarterfinals. In the gold medal round he lost to Hadi Saei
Hadi Saei
Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...
.