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PERU


Aldo Barrientes Gonzales (R ) bests Belmiro Giordani of
Brasil at the 1998 South.American Taekwondo Games


Aldo Barrientes
Gonzales


'98 Pan Am Gold Celebration!
13th Bolivarian Games 1997 - Bantam - Gold
Bolivarian Games 1997 (Bantam) Gold.
South American Games 1998 (Fly) Gold.
Panamerican Champioship 1998 (Fly) Gold.
South American Games 2002 (Bantam) Bronze.
South American Championship 2003 (Feather) Bronze.
9 years Peruvian National Champion
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PHILLIPINES

Bok Man Kim
Pioneer of Taekwon-do In The Phillipines
About Bok Man Kim

Roberto Cruz 19th SouthEastern Asian Taekwondo Games, Indonesia 1997 - Fin- Gold
Manuel III Oki 10th Asian Games - Suwon, Korea (1986) - Lightweight - Bronze (tie)

Taekwondo Training In Korea DVD
Kuk Hyun Chung, considered by many to be the
greatest Taekwondo competitor ever, won the
Gold Medal in Taekwondo in the 1988 Summer
Olympic Games. He is only athlete to have won
4 World championships ('87, '85, '83,'82) and
remain undefeated in international competition.
He also won the Athlete's Award in 1984 and
1983 for outstanding performance in competition.
He is a graduate of the Korean National College
of Physical Education. 45 minutes of pure action.

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PUERTO RICO

Benny Rivera
Pioneer of Taekwon-do In Puerto Rico
About Benny Rivera



GM Rhee Ki Ha with Master Benny Rivera whose students were awarded "Puerto Rico Team of the Year"
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Master Rivera with General Choi Hong Hi
       


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Benny Rivera with Chuck Norris, was the first Latin-
American to win a World Taekwon-do Championship
(ITF) -Oklahoma , USA 1978 - (Courtesy Benny Rivera)
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Master Benny Rivera's Championship Team
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 "Pioneer of Taekwon-do in Puerto Rico"
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Master Rivera Inducted into Karate Hall of Fame
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Prof. Aristides Montalvo
Taekwondo Hall of Fame
Technical Advisor

Pioneered Olympic style Taekwondo in Puerto Rico
Technical  Director of Puerto Rico Taekwondo Federation since 1990
7th Dan Kukiwon / 8th Dan Chung Do Kwan
Certified International Referee (1st Class)
Coach at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games
Panamerican Taekwondo Union coach staff 1987-1990
Former coach Pan Am Taekwondo Championship
Participated in All American Championship in New York 1974-76

Angel Roman

 14th Pan American Taekwondo Championships 2004 - Dominican Republic - Welter- Bronze

Soraida Santiago

 7th World University Taekwondo Championships 2002 Berkley California  (Fin - Gold)

Dagmar Diaz

 14th Pan American Taekwondo Championships 2004 - Dominican Republic - (Female) Fly - Bronze