Skylar Park
Skylar M.-Y. Park (born 6 June 1999) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete.[1][2] She won the gold medal at the 2018 Pan American Taekwondo Championships on the women's 57 kg weight category.[3] She has qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg weight category.[4][5]
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1999 Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TRP Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jae Park (dad) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2016, World Taekwondo released an article about her, after her performance on home soil winning the gold medal at the 2016 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Burnaby, Canada, naming her a "Star of Tomorrow".[6]
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References
- "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Taekwondo Canada | Athletes | Skylar Park". taekwondo-canada.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Campeonato Panamericano de Taekwondo (G4) y Open 2018 (G1)". mastkd.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- Palmer, Dan (4 January 2020). "Taekwondo Canada President congratulates Park on Olympic qualification". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Gibson, Shane (14 January 2020). "Winnipeg taekwondo champ Skylar Park is heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Dept, WT Communications (2016-11-21). "Stars of Tomorrow: Canada's Skylar Park - World Taekwondo". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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