Taekwondo Canada Names National Team for 2022 Senior Pan American Championships
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Ottawa, ON (April 29, 2022) – Taekwondo Canada is pleased to announce the 2022 Senior National Team for the upcoming Pan American Championships being held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from May 3rd to 5th. The Kyorugi team was selected based on results from Taekwondo Canada’s National Championships held in Toronto on April 17th, with the Poomsae athletes being selected from the online 2022 Canadian National Poomsae Championships held virtually on February 26th and 27th.
The Senior National Team consists of 16 Kyorugi and 5 Poomsae athletes representing clubs from four provinces. Seven coaches will also attend the event. The full team is listed below:
|
Name |
Event |
Club |
Coach |
|
Angelique Orozco |
W-46 |
Young Choung Taekwondo Academy |
Young Choung* |
|
Viviane Tranquille |
W-49 |
HLD Taekwondo |
Carlos Amezcua* |
|
Sophia Fokas |
W-53 |
Son’s Taekwondo Academy |
Sung Min Son |
|
Skylar Park |
W-57 |
TRP Academy |
Jae Park* |
|
Ashley Kraayeveld |
W-62 |
Black Belt World – Burlington |
Carla Bacco* |
|
Melissa Pagnotta |
W-67 |
Master Myung’s Taekwondo – Richmond Hill |
Edward Fong* |
|
Yasmine Kermiche |
W-73 |
Club de Taekwondo de Beauport |
Paul Germain |
|
Rachel Fountain |
W+73 |
Five Rings TKD – Waterloo |
Greg Bauer* |
|
Nicholas Hoefling |
M-54 |
Black Belt World – Burlington |
Carla Bacco* |
|
Yohan Chang |
M-58 |
Black Belt World – Toronto HQ |
Carla Bacco* |
|
Braven Park |
M-63 |
TRP Academy |
Jae Park* |
|
Hervan Nkogho Mengue |
M-68 |
Club de Taekwondo de Sainte-Foy |
Alain Bernier* |
|
Tae Ku Park |
M-74 |
TRP Academy |
Jae Park* |
|
Maxime Potvin |
M-80 |
Club de Taekwondo de Beauport |
Paul Germain |
|
Jordan Stewart |
M-87 |
Young Choung Taekwondo Academy |
Young Choung* |
|
Marc-Andre Bergeron |
M+87 |
Club de Taekwondo de Sainte-Foy |
Alain Bernier* |
|
Lui Lois Fong |
U40 Individual Female |
Jeon Eui Taekwondo |
N/A |
|
Jeehoon Sohn |
U60 Individual Male |
Sohn’s Agape Taekwondo |
N/A |
|
Claude Champagne |
O65 Individual Female |
HLD Taekwondo |
Carlos Amezcua* |
|
Rachel Belzil |
O65 Individual Female |
HLD Taekwondo |
Carlos Amezcua* |
|
Jacques Le Guerrier |
O65 Individual Male |
HLD Taekwondo |
Carlos Amezcua* |
*denotes Team Coach
“After a successful and exciting National Championships, our Kyorugi athletes are ready to compete in their first international championship of the year.” said Dr. Allan Wrigley, High Performance Director for Taekwondo Canada. “As Taekwondo Canada was able to run our Kyorugi selection event using the newly adopted World Taekwondo rule changes, we feel that our athletes are in a great position to perform at their best in Punta Cana. The Poomsae athletes joining the team have already won medals at the 2022 Pan American Online Poomsae Championships and includes two athletes that recently competed at the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. We have an exceptionally strong group of coaches that will have our athletes ready to perform.”
The team will further be supported by the Team Manager Dr. Allan Wrigley along with Athletic Therapist Tina Szeto.
About Taekwondo Canada:
Taekwondo Canada is the official governing body of Taekwondo in Canada, overseeing the sport in all Provinces and Territories. Taekwondo Canada is recognized by World Taekwondo, the International Olympic Committee, PATU and Sport Canada. Taekwondo Canada will continue to be a leading nation in the sport by providing leadership and opportunities to enable its participants to achieve their goals.
Contact:
Dave Harris
Executive Director
(519) 859-7410
dharris@taekwondo-canada.com
