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Skylar Mi-Young Zanetel Park (/ ˈ s k aɪ l. ə r ˈ p ɑː r k /; [2] born June 6, 1999) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. [3] [4] She is the reigning Pan American Games champion after she won gold in Santiago at the 2023 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships.
Melissa Pagnotta (born September 22, 1988) is a Canadian taekwondo fighter. Pagnotta participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, [1] becoming the first Ontario representative in that sport.
[6] [8] Rohullah Nikpai of Afghanistan became his country's first ever Olympic medalist with a bronze medal in 2008. [9] South Korea has been the most successful nation in Olympic taekwondo, winning 22 medals (12 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze). [10] China is the second most successful nation with 11 medals (7 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze).
In January 2024, Kafadar was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic qualification team. [4] Kafadar would go on to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [5] [6] Kafadar was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in April 2024. [7] [8]
Marlène Olivia Nidecker (born 22 October 1986) is a Canadian-born French taekwondo Olympic medalist, Knight of the National Order of Merit decorated by the President of France, MBA graduate with Honors from the International University of Monaco and sports patron.
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.. Park's father is Korean and his mother was born in Chile and is of Italian heritage.
Taekwondo made its first appearance at the Olympics as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The opening ceremony featured a mass demonstration of taekwondo, with hundreds of adults and children performing moves in unison. Taekwondo was again a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ...
Dominique Bosshart (born October 7, 1977) [1] is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. She was Canada's only taekwondo competitor during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division . [2] She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not medal.