Asunción Ocasio Rodríguez (born June 6, 1987) is a Puerto Rican taekwondo practitioner.[1] Ocasio qualified for the women's 67 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing third from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Cali, Colombia.[2] She defeated Greece's Elisavet Mystakidou and Germany's Helena Fromm in the first two rounds, before losing out the semi-final match by a unanimous decision to Canada's Karine Sergerie, with a score of 0–2.[3][4] Ocasio automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where she narrowly lost Puerto Rico's first ever medal at these Olympic games by Croatia's Sandra Šarić, with a final score of 1–5.[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asunción Ocasio Rodríguez |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Born | 6 June 1987 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | 67 kg |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asunción Ocasio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "WTF Pan American Qualification Tournament Concludes in Success in Cali, Colombia". World Taekwondo Federation. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 67kg (148 lbs) Semifinals". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Huff, Bob (23 August 2008). "Silver doesn't satisfy Sergerie". Montreal Gazette. Canada.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 67kg (148 lbs) Bronze Medal". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Epangue and Saric win bronzes in Women's 67kg taekwondo". SINA. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
External links
edit- Asunción Ocasio at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC Olympics Profile
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