Mauro Sarmiento
Taekwondo practitioner (1983-)
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- Born
- 10 August 1983, Casoria
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
- Height
- 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 80 kg (176 lb)
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's 80 kg | ||
| taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 80 kg | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2008
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q269550 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.