Andrea St. Bernard (born 2 October 1979 in

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) is a Grenadian taekwondo competitor. St. Bernard was born in Grenada but moved to

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, Canada, when her parents emigrated during the

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, and holds dual Canadian and Grenadian citizenship. She studied at Duquesne University in

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, United States, where she played for the

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volleyball team. She attended law school at the

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and after graduating began working for

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as a debt financing associate. She is tall and is coached by Paul Beard.

Taekwondo

St. Bernard was introduced to taekwondo during her time at law school by her aunt, who holds a black belt in the sport. She began training at the Young Choung Academy in Toronto. At the

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, Denmark, St. Bernard was eliminated in the first round of the women's welterweight event after losing to Sun Ai-chi of

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. At the 2011 World Championships in

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, South Korea, she was disqualified in her first round bout in the women's welterweight. St. Bernard qualified for the

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via the 2011 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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in November 2011. She lost her semifinal bout to

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of the United States but earned her position at the Games by beating Costa Rican

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by a score of 11–8 in the third-place match. In March 2012, McMillan organised a reception for St. Bernard and matched the US$7,500 of donations she had raised to fund her career. She represented

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, in the women's 67 kg weight class. The event was held on 10 August, at the

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. She was the first ever taekwondo competitor for Grenada at an Olympic Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Bernard, Andrea 1979 births Living people Grenadian female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Grenada Duquesne University alumni University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni Grenadian emigrants to Canada People from St. George's, Grenada