Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)

Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz
Personal information
Birth nameRoberto Cruz
NationalityFilipino
Born (1972-08-18) August 18, 1972 (age 52)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Men's taekwondo
World Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Manila Finweight
Silver medal – second place 1997 Hongkong Finweight
Silver medal – second place 1999 Edmonton Finweight
Bronze medal – third place 2001 South Korea Finweight
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Germany Finweight
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sindelfingen Finweight[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ho Chi Minh City Finweight[2]
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Manila Finweight
Silver medal – second place 1996 Melbourne Finweight
Gold medal – first place 1999 Manila Finweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Philippines Finweight
Gold medal – first place 1995 Singapore Finweight
Gold medal – first place 1995 Thailand Finweight
Gold medal – first place 1997 Indonesia Finweight
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brunei Finweight
Gold medal – first place 2001 Malaysia 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. ^ a b "World Cup Taekwondo". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "15th (8th Women's) World Taekwondo Championships". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. ^ a b c "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.