Ángel Matos

About

Taekwondo athlete who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Before Fame

He first gained fame in 1999, when he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games.

Trivia

At the 2008 Olympics he received a lifetime ban from the sport when he kicked a referee following a disqualification.

Family Life

He was born in Holguin, Cuba.

Associated With

His anger at being disqualified was publicly supported by Cuban president Fidel Castro.