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| Nationality | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 2004 Ulsan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 54 kg, 58 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Kyung Hee University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Park Tae-joon (Korean: 박태준; born June 6, 2004) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.[1][2] He won a gold medal in his World Taekwondo Championships debut in the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Park participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where he won the gold medal in the men's flyweight (-58kg) event.[3][4]
In the most recent 2024 March World Taekwondo ranking, Park is ranked 1st in the men's -54kg (finweight) World Kyorugi Category, and is ranked 5th in the men's -58kg (flyweight) Olympic Kyorugi Category.[3][5]
- ^ "Taekwondo Data "PARK, Tae-Joon"". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Athlete Profile "Tae-joon PARK"". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b Yoo, Jee-ho (2024-08-08). "(LEAD) (Olympics) Park Tae-joon wins gold medal in men's taekwondo". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Jungwoo, Lim (February 2, 2024). "After choosing a change like a right-handed pitcher throwing a ball with his left hand, he won the Olympic berth". MK.
- ^ "World Taekwondo Rankings". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.