Matthew Beach

New Zealand taekwondo practitioner

1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)Weight94 kg (207 lb)SportSportTaekwondoEvent+80 kg

Matthew Francis Beach (born 22 December 1977) is a New Zealand taekwondo practitioner of British origin.^[2] Beach qualified for the men's heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning the Oceanian Qualification Tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia.^[3] He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to China's Liu Xiaobo, with a score of 1–4.^[4]^[5] Beach currently resides in Bogota, Colombia, where he is employed by the British Embassy as an immigration officer.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Matthew Beach – Taekwondo" (PDF). Sport Manawatu. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Beach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ "Competition results of Oceania Qualification Tournament (Dec. 1, 2007)". World Taekwondo Federation. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ "Men's +80kg (+176 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ "Early mistake costs NZ taekwondo fighter". Stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2013.