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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 82,434 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Matos is the 106th most popular martial arts (down from 98th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 168th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Martial Arts.

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  • 82k

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  • 32.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Ángel Matos ranks 106 out of 118. Before him are Frankie Edgar, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, Chris Weidman, Zhang Weili, and Gegard Mousasi. After him are Khamzat Chimaev, Miesha Tate, Legna Verdecia, Rich Franklin, Dominick Cruz, and Rashad Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ángel Matos ranks 599. Before him are Christopher Tin, María Adánez, Carlos Jiménez, Yasmine Hamdan, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, and Greg Henderson. After him are Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Michael Petkovic, Şafak Pavey, Anneli Ott, Tatyana Kotova, and Aldo Bobadilla.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 176 out of 248. Before him are Filiberto Azcuy (1972), Faizon Love (1968), Julio César La Cruz (1989), Robertlandy Simón (1987), Yasmani Copello (1987), and Odlanier Solís (1980). After him are Driulis González (1973), Yipsi Moreno (1980), Aurelio Voltaire (1967), Yargelis Savigne (1984), Legna Verdecia (1972), and Roberto Moya (1965).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Cuba

Among martial arts born in Cuba, Ángel Matos ranks 2. Before him are Yoel Romero (1977). After him are Legna Verdecia (1972).

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