Michail Mouroutsos
Encyclopedia
Michael Mouroutsos (born February 29, 1980 in Athens
, Greece
) is an Olympic
taekwondo
gold medalist from Greece
. He became the inaugural Olympic champion in the men's -58 kg division
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) is an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
gold medalist from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. He became the inaugural Olympic champion in the men's -58 kg division
Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg
These are the results of the men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 14 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
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.