Mauro Sarmiento

Mauro Sarmiento (born August 10, 1983 in Casoria) is an Italian martial artist. He represented Italy in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg, and won the silver medal, upsetting two-time Olympic champion Steven López of the United States in the quarterfinals. In the gold medal round he lost to Hadi Saei.

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• Olimpiadi pechino 2008 mauro sarmiento taekwondo
• World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games Manchester Male 80 kg Italy vs Great Britain Round 3
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's -80 kg taekwondo event, losing to Nicolas Garcia in the semi-finals, and then beating Nesar Ahmad Bahawi in his bronze medal match.