Paige Arielle "McFierce" McPherson (born October 1, 1990, in Abilene, Texas) is an Olympic taekwondo competitor from the United States.[1][2]
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| Born | October 1, 1990 Abilene, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Welterweight (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Juan Moreno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editEarly life and education
editMcPherson grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota.[3] She and four other siblings were adopted by Susan and Dave McPherson.[4] Her biological family includes an older brother and two half-siblings.[5] She is of African American and Filipino descent.[6] She graduated from Black Hills Classical Christian Academy in 2009 and then went on to attend Miami-Dade College.[7]
Career
editMcPherson was a silver medalist at the 2011 Pan Am Games.[8]
She represented the USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women’s 67 kg taekwondo event and in the preliminary round secured a surprise defeat over Team GB's Sarah Stevenson.[9] McPherson went on to win a bronze medal by defeating Franka Anić of Slovenia, 8-3.[10]
After winning a gold medal in the 2016 Pan American Games McPherson was selected to represent the United States as a member of the Team USA Taekwondo Team in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.[11] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost her first match against Farida Azizova.[2]
She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12]
Personal life
editMcPherson is of African-American and Filipino descent.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Paige McPherson competes in Olympic Games". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. July 27, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paige McPherson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Holland, Deb. "Paige McPherson plans visit to Sturgis". Meade County Times-Tribune. Rapid City Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Holland, Deb (July 27, 2012). "Sturgis woman going for Olympic gold". Meade County Times–Tribune. Rapid City Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Florek, Michael (June 19, 2012). "Olympic taekwondo star is one of five adopted kids in family". USA Today. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alex (November 22, 2012). "Paige McPherson: She's McFierce". Miami New Times. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Knuckles, Dennis (March 23, 2012). "McPherson ready to live Olympic dream". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Aldred, Tanya (August 10, 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: tragic death of parents puts defeat in perspective for Sarah Stevenson". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Paige McPherson advances". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 10, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Cherwa, John; Dillman, Lisa (August 10, 2012). "OLYMPICS ROUNDUP Paige McPherson wins bronze in taekwondo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Zirogiannis, Marc (September 2016). "The Age of McFierce". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. 2 (September 2016): 18–22. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ OlympicTalk (2021-06-19). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Asian-American Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Rio Olympics". NBC News. July 15, 2016.
External links
edit- Paige McPherson at Team USA (archived)