Juan Moreno (taekwondo)

Juan Miguel Moreno (born April 1, 1971)[1][2] is an American taekwondo practitioner and coach. He is a three-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 2000) and two-time Olympic silver medalist (1988 and 1992).[3][4]

Juan Moreno
Personal information
Full nameJuan Miguel Moreno
Born (1971-04-01) April 1, 1971 (age 53)
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Finweight (–50 kg)
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Finweight (–50 kg)
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana 50 kg

After retiring from competition, Moreno served as the National Team Coach in 2002 for the World Cup and 2002 Junior World Championships. Moreno also coached at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "MORENO, Juan Miguel". TaekwondoData.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Moreno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Finweight (September 19, 1988)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taekwondo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Finweight (August 5, 1992)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ TaekwondoTimes. Retrieved May 4, 2010.

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