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| Born | July 17, 1998 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Papua New Guinea | ||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||
| Event | Men -68kg | ||||||||
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Maxemillion Kassman (born 17 July 1998) is a taekwondo athlete from Papua New Guinea.
Kassman has qualified for the 2016 Olympics. [1]
He is the nephew of fellow 2016 Olympic taekwondo qualifier Samantha Kassman. [2]
Taekwondo made its first appearance at the Olympics as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The opening ceremony featured a mass demonstration of taekwondo, with hundreds of adults and children performing moves in unison. Taekwondo was again a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Taekwondo became a full medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and has been a sport in the Olympic games since then.
The Marshall Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the Marshall Islands' first appearance at the Olympics. The delegation included five athletes, two in athletics, two in swimming, and one in taekwondo. The Marshall Islands failed to win an Olympic medal at these Games.
Cha Dong-min is a retired South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics. Papua New Guinea has appeared at every Summer Olympics since 1976, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support for the United States boycott.
Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. He is the most bemedalled taekwondo player in international competition for the Philippines. He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country.
Nur Tatar Askari is a world and European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the feather, light and welterweight divisions. She is of Kurdish descent.
Hedaya Malak Wahba is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She participated in the Olympic Games in London in 2012, won a bronze medal in Rio 2016, and another bronze medal in Tokyo 2020.
Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 17 to 20 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 128 taekwondo fighters competed in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.
The men's 68 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 August, at the Carioca Arena 3.
The women's +67 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 20 August, at the Carioca Arena 3.
Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit is a Thai taekwondo athlete. She is currently the top-ranked athlete in the women's 49 kg.
Papua New Guinea competed as the host nation at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Team PNG listed 625 competitors across all 28 disciplines as of 4 July 2015.
FC Port Moresby is a semi-professional soccer club based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Founded in 2012, the club competed three times in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League until the league split in 2016. Their best result came in their debut season, 2013, when they finished as runners-up behind Hekari United, losing 3–0 in the Grand Final.
The 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament for Rio Olympic Games took place in 27 February 2016 at the Taurama Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The winners of each of the eight categories qualifies for the Olympics.
Tonga competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This is the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Samantha Kassman is a taekwondo athlete from Papua New Guinea.
Crystal Weekes González is a Puerto Rican taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Lucas Lautaro Guzmán is an Argentine taekwondo athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships on the men's flyweight category.
Sinasian Sign Language (SSSL) is a village sign language of the Sinasina valley in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. This language is used by approximately 3 deaf and 50 hearing individuals, including members of the Kere community. SSSL was first encountered and reported by linguist Samantha Rarrick in 2016. Documentation efforts are ongoing.
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