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USA Taekwondo
USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the Sport governing body, national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and thus the United States's official Member National Association of World Taekwondo USAT has complete authority over all decisions regarding US national junior and senior team selections for World Taekwondo events, including the Summer Olympic Games Taekwondo competition event. History The group formed in the 1970s as the Amateur Athletic Union, AAU National Taekwondo Association, but later broke away from the AAU and created the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). In 2005, its name changed again to USA Taekwondo after the USOC took over the governance of the USTU in 2004. In 2006, the first USAT Board of Directors was elected by the membership. The headquarters of USAT is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Leadership * Dr. Ken Min (Chairman-National AAU Taekwondo Committee 1974-1978) * Dr. Dong Ja Yang (Chairman-AAU National Taekwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado, on Fountain Creek, south of Denver. At the city stands over above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak, which rises above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. History The Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne peoples were the first recorded inhabiting the area which would become Colorado Springs. Part of the territory included in the United States' 1803 Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Holloway
Debra Holloway (January 23, 1955 – 2011) is a former U.S. Olympian in taekwondo. She was a seven-time US bantamweight champion, and earned a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics despite fighting her final round with a broken finger. She attended Howard University Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commissi ... and trained in Taekwondo under Dong Ja Yang. References 2011 deaths American female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in taekwondo 21st-century American women 20th-century American women 1955 births {{Taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark López (taekwondo)
Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practitioner. Mark represented the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He advanced to the men's -68 kg Gold Medal Match where he lost to Korea's Tae-Jin Son on a last second hit, giving him the silver medal. Along with his brother Steven and his sister Diana, he won a gold medal at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships. He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Steven López Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is an American taekwondo competitor, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -68 and -80 kg divisions, respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th ... and their Taekwondo coach Jean Lopez and older brother of Olympian Diana López and is married to Dagmar López. Career highlights *2015 Argentina Open (Feather) Gold *2015 Pan Am Open (Feather) Silver *2015 Mexico Open (Feather): Silver *2015 Luxor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven López
Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is an American taekwondo competitor, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -68 and -80 kg divisions, respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th Dan in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first Taekwondo fighter to win 5 World Championships. With 2 Olympic titles, 5 titles in taekwondo world championships and 1 title in taekwondo world cup he is the most titled champion after Hadi Saei who earns 9 world class titles (two Olympic titles in 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and one world Olympic qualification tournament). Biography López was born on November 9, 1978, in New York City to Nicaraguans parents. His parents, Julio and Ondina, immigrated from Nicaragua to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Kunkel
Barbara Kunkel (born 17 September 1969) is an American taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She won a bronze medal in middleweight at the 1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and .... References External links * 1969 births Living people American female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the United States Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Taekwondo practitioners at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Poindexter
Terry Poindexter Gautreaux was a former US Olympian who competed in taekwondo. Poindexter started competing in 1987 and won gold in the Student World Championships. She competed in the 1992 Olympic Games earning a bronze medal in the 132 lbs division. She married her instructor Oren Gautreaux. She was reported as being from both Iowa and Independence, Missouri Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri and the county seat of Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County. Independence is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro .... References American female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in taekwondo 21st-century American women {{US-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Laney
Danielle Laney is a former Olympic Level Competitor in Taekwondo. Danielle is from Jenks, Oklahoma She competed in the women's welterweight division. She would win the Olympic trials by going undefeated, beating Arlene Limas. At the 1992 Olympics she would win a bronze. Her brother Brian Laney was also a member of the National Team. See also * USA Taekwondo USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the Sport governing body, national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and thus the United States's official Member National Association of World Taekwondo USAT has complete a ... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American female taekwondo practitioners Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in taekwondo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century American women {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Murray
Diane Murray is a former US Olympian, competing in taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T .... Murray earned a silver medal in the 1992 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships in the bantamweight division. In 1992, at the age of 39, she was inducted into the '' Black Belt'' magazine Hall of Fame. References American female taekwondo practitioners Olympic silver medalists for the United States in taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century American women {{US-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Perez
Herbert J. "Herb" Perez (born December 6, 1959) is a former US Olympian in taekwondo and a politician. He was a gold medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Personal life Perez was born in New York City to a Polish mother and a Puerto Rican father. He attended Rutgers Law School. He did his undergraduate degree at William Paterson University and earned a master's degree in sport organization management from the International Olympic Committee's program at the University of Lyon, France. Perez became a city councilman and mayor for Foster City, California, where he is the owner of Gold Medal Martial Arts. He has earned his eighth degree black belt in taekwondo. He served as chairman for the World Taekwondo Federation Education Committee and Vice Chair of the World Taekwondo Federation Technical Committee along with Steven Capener. Together they created and implemented the multi-tiered scoring system in place today along with the video review protocol. Martial arts Perez won bronz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Warwick
Jay Warwick is a former United States Olympian in taekwondo. Warwick won bronze medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and 1987 Barcelona World Championships, gold at the 1986 Pan Am Championships and silver in 1982, bronze at the 1987 Pan Am Games and 8 national titles. In 1999, he became executive director of the United States Taekwondo Union then Director of Sport Partnerships with the United States Olympic Committee in 2003 and in 2018 became Secretary General of USA Taekwondo USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the Sport governing body, national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and thus the United States's official Member National Association of World Taekwondo USAT has complete a .... Outside sports, he had a long career as a restaurateur. References American male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the United States Living people Taekwondo practitioners at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Baker (taekwondo)
Gregory Baker (born April 16, 1968 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American television and film, actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his recurring roles as Elliott, a producer on the show '' Sports Night'', Mr. Corelli, Miley Stewart's history teacher on ''Hannah Montana'' and his main lead role Burger Pitt on ''I'm in the Band''. page 497 Filmography Television Film References External links *Greg Bakerat TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Greg Male actors from Saint Paul, Minnesota American male television actors American male film actors 1968 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Won Lee
Han Won Lee is a former US Olympian. Han tore his PCL prior to the Olympic Trials and would still make the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was selected for the US Olympic team and competed in the 1988 Olympics in the Taekwondo event and earned a Bronze Medal. In 1991, Scott Fujii bowed out to let Han compete in the Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held .... References American male taekwondo practitioners {{US-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
