Tae-Ku Park (born 27 March 2001) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. Park won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 2001 Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Winnipeg, Manitoba[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Relative | Skylar Park | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | –74 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | TRP Academy | ||||||||||||||
| Team | CAN | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jae Park | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 24 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Park's father is Korean and his mother was born in Chile and is of Italian heritage.[2][3] His family has 16 black belts in taekwondo and the sport was practiced by his grandparents, his father, aunts, cousins, and brothers.[2][4] His sister Skylar Park won gold at the same 2023 Pan American Games where he won his bronze, becoming the first siblings in the sport to medal at the same Pan American Games.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Evelyn Watta (21 October 2023). "Taekwondo is a family affair for Canada's Skylar Park: "Everyone's a black belt"". Olympics.
- ^ Gheciu, Alex (2021-06-23). "Meet Skylar Park, Canada's Badass Olympic Taekwondo Star". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Marcus Rebelo (August 22, 2023). "Winnipeg's Skylar Park working towards Olympic return alongside taekwondo family". CBC Sports.
External links
edit- Tae-Ku Park at TaekwondoData.com
- Tae-Ku Park at Team Canada
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