Vaughn Scott

Vaughn Scott (born 11 January 1990, Cape Town) is a male Taekwondo fighter who represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 80 kg weight class.^[1][2] He lost his first round fight to Argentine Sebastián Crismanich by a score of 9–5.^[3] Because Crismanich went on to win the gold medal, Scott was included in the repechage and lost his fight to Afghan Nesar Ahmad Bahave by a score of 11–6, and was eliminated from the Olympic tournament.^[4]

Key Information

Personal information
Born	(1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 35)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	Men's -80 kg
Coached by	Jin Kuen Oh
Medal record Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby -80 kg
Pacific Games
	2015 Port Moresby	-80 kg
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In competition to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, Scott lost to Hayder Shkara, the same fighter he defeated to qualify for the 2012 games.^[5]

1. ^ Athlete profile Archived 29 January 2013 at archive.today from London 2012
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vaughn Scott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
3. ^ Smith, Tony (11 August 2012). "Vaughn Scott loses first round taekwondo fight". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. ^ Fairfax NZ News (11 August 2012). "Vaughn Scott loses taekwondo repechage". New Zealand: Stuff. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
5. ^ "Rio to be a family affair for Taekwondo athletes | AUS Team | Rio 2016". Rio2016.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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