Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)

Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz

Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	Roberto Cruz (1972-08-18) August 18, 1972 (age 53)
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record Representing   Philippines Men's taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships 1995 Manila Finweight 1997 Hongkong Finweight 1999 Edmonton Finweight 2001 South Korea Finweight 2003 Germany Finweight World Cup 1998 Sindelfingen Finweight [1] 2001 Ho Chi Minh City Finweight [2] Asian Championships 1994 Manila Finweight 1996 Melbourne Finweight 1999 Manila Finweight Southeast Asian Games 1991 Philippines Finweight 1993 Singapore Finweight 1995 Thailand Finweight 1997 Indonesia Finweight 1999 Brunei Finweight 2001 Malaysia Finweight 2003 Vietnam Finweight

Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz ^[3] (born August 18, 1972) is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. He is the most bemedalled taekwondo player in international competition for the Philippines. ^[3] He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. ^[4] He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country. ^[5]

Awards and achievements

Listed are some of his international achievements:

• 3 Time Silver Medalist - 12th, 13th & 14th - 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Taekwondo Championships ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• 2 Bronze Medalist - 15th & 16th - 2001, 2003 World Taekwondo Championships ^{[9] [10]}
• 2 Time Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships ^{[1] [2]}
• Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament ^[3]
• 2 Time Silver Medalist - 11th, 12th: 1994, 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships ^{[11] [12]}
• 6 Time Gold Medalist - South East Asian Games (Biennial Games 1991–2001) ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]}

References

1. "World Cup Taekwondo". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
2. "15th (8th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
3. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
4. "Roberto Cruz Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
5. Cordero, Abac (2016-08-20). "Pinay's vet coach says she can do it". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
6. "12th (5th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
7. "13th (6th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
8. "14th (7th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
9. "115th (8th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
10. "16th (9th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
11. "11th Asian Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
12. "12th Asian Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
13. "16th Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
14. "17th Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
15. "Taekwondo in Multy-Sport Game". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
16. "19th Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
17. "20th Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
18. "21th Southeast Asian Games Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

External links

• Roberto Cruz at TaekwondoData.com
• Roberto Cruz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)