Park Tae-joon (taekwondo)

Park Tae-joon
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korea
Born (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)
Ulsan, South Korea
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)54 kg, 58 kg
University teamKyung Hee University
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 58 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 54 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Taiyuan 58 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chuncheon 54 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Da Nang 54 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Amman 45 kg
Updated on 2 April 2024

Park Tae-joon (Korean박태준; 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]

  1. ^ "Taekwondo Data "PARK, Tae-Joon"". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile "Tae-joon PARK"". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "World Taekwondo Rankings". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 3 April 2024.