François Coulombe-Fortier
Canadian taekwondo practitioner
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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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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 15, 1984[1] Quebec City, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]