Daniel Manz

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Personal information
Nationality: GermanyGermany Germany
Birthday: September 12, 1987
Place of birth: Kempten
Medals

Daniel Manz (born September 12, 1987 in Kempten ) is a German Taekwondoin . He is a seven-time German champion and has been a member of the German national team since 2002.

Career

Manz started Taekwondo in 1994 at the age of seven. The first association was the Taekwondo Community Allgäu . Since 2000 Daniel Manz was one of the first athletes at the Friedrichshafen Taekwondo boarding school under the direction of Markus Kohlöffel .

In 2002 he made the leap to the German junior national team. He celebrated his first successes with five German junior championships (2003 to 2007). On an international level with two second places at the 2003 European Youth Championship and the 2004 World Youth Championship, Daniel Manz is not only the most successful youth athlete at BSV Friedrichshafen , but also the most successful youth Taekwondo fighter in Germany. His sister Jennifer Manz is also a successful Taekwondo athlete and has also been a member of the BSV Friedrichshafen competition team since 2003. In 2006 he won his first German men's championship title and was CISM military world champion in South Korea in the same year. In 2007 Manz also secured the German championship title. On April 18, 2009 he married Sümeyye Manz , who is also a Taekwondo athlete. The couple has three children.

After he had fought for a starting place in Istanbul for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in January 2008 , a second place followed at the military world championships and a third place at the European championships held in Rome. Manz achieved fifth place at the Olympic competitions .

Daniel Manz is currently a sports soldier with the rank of sergeant in the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Sonthofen . He is also a member of the German Federal Squad (DTU) and the TUBW Regional Squad.

Awards

  • Sportsman of the year in Friedrichshafen: 2007, 2008
  • On January 31, 2009 in Ingolstadt in the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, Daniel was awarded the 3rd Honorary Dan by the DTU Presidium due to his special service to the German Taekwondo Union.

successes

Olympic games

  • Olympia 2008: 5th place in Beijing -68 kg.

Military World Championship (CISM):

  • Military World Championship in Canada, gold -67 kg, 2010
  • Military World Championship in Korea, silver -67 kg, 2008
  • Military World Championship in Korea, gold -67 kg, 2006

World Championships:

  • Junior World Championship in Korea, silver 2004

European Championships:

  • European championship in Italy, bronze -68 kg, 2008
  • Junior European Championship in Greece, silver -48 kg, 2003

German championships:

  • German Champion Men 2011
  • German champion men 2007
  • German Champion Juniors 2007
  • German champion men 2006
  • German Champion Juniors 2006
  • German vice-champion men 2005
  • German Champion Juniors 2005
  • German Vice-Champion Juniors 2004
  • German Youth Champion 2004
  • German Junior Champion 2003

Swedish Open:

  • Men's Gold 2011
  • Men's Gold 2010
  • Men's Gold 2008
  • Men's Gold 2007

Croatia Open:

  • Men's Gold 2010

Dolomiti Federation:

  • Junior Gold 2001

Austrian Open:

  • Men's 2005 bronze
  • Juniors 2002 gold

International Flora Cup:

  • Seniors 2005 gold

International Adidas Cup:

  • Seniors 2005 gold

Belgian Open:

  • Juniors 2004 bronze
  • Junior 2003 gold

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personal data
SURNAME Manz, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Taekwondo fighter
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Kempten (Allgäu)