Victor Estrada
Encyclopedia
Victor Manuel Estrada Garibay (born October 28, 1971 in Mexico City
) is a Mexican
taekwondo
practitioner and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
where he received a bronze medal in the 80 kg division. He also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics
, finishing in equal fifth position.
Estrada also won a silver medal in the Middleweight at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships
in New York.
Mexico City
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) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
practitioner and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where he received a bronze medal in the 80 kg division. He also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....
, finishing in equal fifth position.
Estrada also won a silver medal in the Middleweight at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships
1993 World Taekwondo Championships
The 1993 World Taekwondo Championships were the 11th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in New York, United States from August 19 to August 21, 1993 with 669 athletes participating from 83 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
in New York.