Patrick Stevens (taekwondo)

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Patrick Stevens
Personal information
Full namePatrick Stevens
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1979-07-15) 15 July 1979 (age 44)
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Event80 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Lillehammer 84 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Samsun 84 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Riga 84 kg

Patrick Stevens (born July 15, 1979 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's welterweight category. [1] He yielded three medals (one silver and two bronze) in the 84-kg division at the European Championships between 2002 and 2005, and represented his nation Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

Stevens qualified for the two-member Dutch taekwondo squad in the men's welterweight class (80 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and granting a berth from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. [4] He crashed out in the opening match to the French taekwondo jin Christophe Negrel with a score of 10–13. With Negrel being defeated by Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov in the quarterfinal, Stevens denied his chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage. [3] [5] [6]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Geen herkansing voor Sobers en Stevens" [No second chance for Sobers and Stevens] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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