Sébastien Michaud
{{short description|Canadian taekwondo practitioner}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|7|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = Joliette, Quebec, Canada{{cite web|title=Sebastien Michaud profile |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/sebastien-michaud-3 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 11, 2012|date=2011-10-25 }}
|residence = Quebec City, Quebec
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|weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb}}
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{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's taekwondo}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 2007 Beijing | Welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 Copenhagen | Welterweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Buenos Aires| Welterweight}}
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Sébastien Michaud (born May 7, 1987) started in taekwondo at the age of five, following in his father's and brothers footsteps. Born in Joliette, Quebec, he currently resides in Quebec City, Quebec where he studies software engineering at Université Laval. On April 10, 2012, he was nominated as president of the Association des Étudiants en Génie Logiciel of Université Laval.
Career
Sébastien was part of the three member Canadian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Taekwondo along with Ivett Gonda & Karine Sergerie. He again represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/sebastien-michaud-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090653/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/sebastien-michaud-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Sébastien Michaud Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2016-11-13}}
=Career highlights=
- 2007 World Olympic Qualification Tournament: 1st Place
- 2007 World Taekwondo Championships: Bronze
- 2007 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
- 2006 Pan American Championships: Gold
- 2006 Canadian Senior National Championships: Gold
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k643GN4i60 Sébastien Michaud - 2007 Taekwondo Canadian Championships clip on Youtube]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1N2LV1riYI Sébastien Michaud vs Steven Lopez 2007 World Championships clip on Youtube]
- [http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/633/Athletes.htm Sebastien Michaud 2008 Beijing Olympic Team Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822101035/http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/633/Athletes.htm |date=2008-08-22 }}
- [http://www.olympic.ca/EN/hopefuls/2007/taekwondo.html 2007 Pan American Games Hopefuls for team Canada in Taekwondo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417224044/http://www.olympic.ca/EN/hopefuls/2007/taekwondo.html |date=2008-04-17 }}
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Category:Canadian male taekwondo practitioners
Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Canada
Category:Sportspeople from Lanaudière
Category:Martial artists from Quebec
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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