About Mauro Sarmiento
Born 1983. Mauro Sarmiento is an Italian taekwondo athlete.
Mauro Sarmiento (born August 10, 1983) is an Italian martial artist. He was born in Casoria, Italy, and 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.
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.
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Who is Mauro Sarmiento?
Taekwondo practitioner (1983-)
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Mauro Sarmiento was born on 10 August 1983 in Casoria.
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Mauro Sarmiento is a taekwondo athlete.
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Mauro Sarmiento is Italian.
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