Melissa Pagnotta (born September 22, 1988) is a

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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 ...

fighter. Pagnotta participated at the

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, becoming the first

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representative in that sport. She qualified to the 2016 Olympics by winning Silver at the Pan Am Olympic Qualification event in Aguascalientes Mexico. Pagnotta saw success at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

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where she won gold in the lightweight (under 67 kg) class. She won a silver at the 2015 World Grand Prix in Moscow losing a close match to Korea in sudden death. She has won the Pan Am Championships 4x (2005,2008, 2010 and 2014) and Commonwealth Championships 3x (2008,2014 and 2017). She is coached by Canadian National team coach Edward Fong in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Results

2023 Dominican Open - Silver 2022 World Championships (Mexico) - 9th 2022 Grand Prix (Manchester) - Top 16 2022 Grand Prix (Paris) - Top 32 2022 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Bronze 2022 Pan American Championships - Bronze (Dominican Republic) 2022 Belgium Open - Silver 2021 Pan American Championships - Bronze (Mexico) 2020 US Open - Bronze 2019 Grand Prix Final (Moscow) - Top 16 2019 French Open - Gold 2019 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold 2019 Canada Open - Gold (MVP) 2019 Grand Prix (Chiba) - Top 32 2019 Grand Prix (Rome) - Top 32 2019 Pan Am Open - Silver 2019 World Championships - 9th 2019 US Open - Silver 2018 Grand Prix Final (Fujairah) - Top 16 2018 Grand Prix 4 (Manchester) - Top 16 2018 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold (MVP) 2018 Canada Open - Silver 2018 Pan Am Championships - Bronze 2018 Grand Prix 1 (Rome) - Top 32 2018 US Open - Silver 2017 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Bronze 2017 Canada Open - Gold 2017 Commonwealth Championships - Gold 2017 Costa Rica Open - Silver 2017 World Championships - Top 8 2016 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold 2016 Grand Prix Final - Top 8 2016 Olympic Games - Top 8 2016 Pan Am Open - Gold 2016 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier – Top 2 2016 Mexico Open – Gold 2016 German Open - Bronze 2016 Spain Open - Gold 2015 Pan Am Open- Gold 2015 Grand Prix 1 – Silver 2015 Grand Prix 2 – Top 16 2015 Grand Prix 3 – Top 32 2015 World Championships – Top 16 2015 Croatia Open – Top 8 2015 Morocco Open - Gold 2015 Canada Open - Gold 2015 US Open - Bronze 2014 Pan Am Open- Bronze 2014 Turkish Open- Top 8 2014 Paris Open - Silver 2014 Commonwealth Championships - Gold 2014 Grand Prix 3- Top 32 2014 Pan Am Championships - Gold 2014 Mexico Open - Silver 2014 Grand Prix 2- Top 32 2014 Grand Prix 1- Top 32 2014 US Open - Top 8 2014 Canada Open - Silver 2013 US Open - Silver 2013 Grand Prix Finals - Top 16 2013 Canada Open - Top 8 2012 Korea Open - Bronze 2012 Pan Am Championships - Top 8 2012 Canada Open - Top 8 2011 World Championships - Top 64 2011 Pan Am Games - Gold 2011 Korea Open - Bronze 2011 US Open - Gold 2010 Pan Am Championships - Gold 2010 Dutch Open - Top 8 2010 US Open - Gold 2010 Germany Open - Bronze 2009 US Open - Gold 2009 Korea Open - Top 8 2008 Commonwealth Championships - Gold 2008 Pan Am Championships - Gold - MVP 2007 World Championships - Top 32 2005 Jr Pan Am Championships - Gold 2005 Paris Open - Bronze 2004 Jr World Championships - Top 8 2003 Jr Pan Am Championships -Silver 2002 Jr World Championships - Top 64 Senior: 2022 Canadian National - Gold 2019 Canadian National - Gold 2018 Canadian National - Gold (MVP) 2017 Canadian National - Gold 2015 Canadian National - Gold 2014 Canadian National - Gold 2013 Canadian National - Gold 2012 Olympic Carding Game- Silver 2012 Canadian National - Gold 2011 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold 2011 Olympic Carding Game- Gold 2011 Canadian National - Gold 2010 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold 2010 Olympic Carding Game- Gold 2010 Canadian National - Gold 2009 Olympic Carding Game- Gold 2009 Canadian National Team Trials - Silver 2009 Canadian National - Gold 2008 Olympic Carding Game- Silver 2008 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold 2008 Canadian National - Gold - MVP 2007 Olympic Carding Game- Silver 2007 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold 2007 Canadian National - Gold 2006 Olympic Carding Game- Silver 2006 Canadian National - Gold 2005 Olympic Carding Game- Silver 2005 Canadian National - Bronze 2004 Olympic Carding Game- Gold 2004 Canadian National - Gold

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagnotta, Melissa 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from North York Canadian female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian women