Matthew Beach
Matthew Francis Beach (born 22 December 1977) is a New Zealand taekwondo practitioner of British origin. 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. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to China's Liu Xiaobo, with a score of 1–4. Beach currently resides in Bogota, Colombia, where he is employed by the British Embassy as an immigration officer. References External links Profile – NZ Olympic Team NBC 2008 Olympics profile New Zealand male taekwondo practitioners 1977 births Living people Olympic taekwondo practitioners for New Zealand Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics English emigrants to New Zealand Sportspeople from Guildford