François Coulombe-Fortier (born November 15, 1984) is a Canadian taekwondo practitioner. In 2011 Coulombe-Fortier won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games[2] and later in the year followed up by winning a silver medal at the Pan American Olympic qualification tournament, and by doing so qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals, defeating Gadzhi Umarov in the first round before losing to Daba Modibo Keita in the quarterfinal.[4]
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Coulombe-Fortier is also a one time Pan American Championship Champion and has also won numerous medals in world cup events across the globe.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Francois Coulombe-Fortier". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Francois Coulombe-Fortier Captures Bronze as Taekwondo Competition Closes". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Francois Coulombe-Fortier Earns Olympic Team Spot on Day 3 of Junior Nationals & Senior Olympic Team Trials". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "+ 80 kg men results - Taekwondo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ^ Taekwondo Data Francois Coulombe-Fortier