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Ángel Matos

1976 - Today

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Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976, in Holguín) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete. He received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and added another at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The World Taekwondo Federation banned Matos and his coach for life following an incident at the 2008 Summer Olympics where Matos kicked the Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, after being disqualified in the bronze medal match. The decision was later ratified by the IOC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ángel Matos has received more than 95,418 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ángel Matos is the 149th most popular martial arts (down from 106th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 176th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Cuban Martial Arts.

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  • 31.80

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

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  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Ángel Matos ranks 149 out of 179. Before him are Ilse Heylen, Miesha Tate, Benson Henderson, Patimat Abakarova, Cody Garbrandt, and Radik Isayev. After him are Matt Lindland, Urijah Faber, Anthony Johnson, Pat Miletich, Héctor Lombard, and T.J. Dillashaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ángel Matos ranks 828. Before him are Aidyn Smagulov, Brad Stevens, Michalis Kakiouzis, Charlotte Ayanna, Vadim Evseev, and Jafar Irismetov. After him are Eduardo Marques, Aida Mohamed, Ademar da Silva Braga Júnior, Marcelo Rosa da Silva, Denis Šefik, and Tang Lin.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 245 out of 300. Before him are Denia Caballero (1990), Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), Rolando Tucker (1971), Yamilé Aldama (1972), Irisberto Herrera (1968), and Jorge Gutiérrez (1975). After him are Vida Guerra (1974), Héctor Lombard (1978), Juan Miguel Echevarría (1998), Lorenzo Sotomayor (1985), Alexis Copello (1985), and Yordenis Ugás (1986).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Cuba

Among martial arts born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 3. Before him are Yoel Romero (1977), and Legna Verdecia (1972). After him are Héctor Lombard (1978).

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