Ángel Matos
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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.
