Eva Sandersen

Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen (Korean: Eva 은경 Sandersen, born 12 February 2001) is a Danish taekwondo athlete. She is the 2022 World Poomsae champion, 2020 World bronze medalist and two-time European champion.[1][2]

Eva Sandersen
Eva Sandersen at the 2022 World Championships in Goyang
Personal information
Born (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Recognized Poomsae; Freestyle Poomsae
Coached byBodo Von Münchow
Benjamin Harder
Ky-Tu Dang
Kim Drube
Medal record
Women’s Taekwondo
Representing  Denmark
Senior
World Championships
Gold medal – first placeGoyang 2022Poomsae, f under 30
Silver medal – second placeRhodes 2018Freestyle, f over 17
Bronze medal – third place2020 OnlinePoomsae, f under 30
Bronze medal – third placeGoyang 2022Freestyle, f over 17
European Championships
Gold medal – first placeAntalya 2019Poomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first placeAntalya 2019Freestyle, f over 17
Gold medal – first placeSeixal 2021Poomsae, f under 30
Gold medal – first placeSeixal 2021Freestyle, f over 17
Junior
World Championships
Gold medal – first placeRhodes 2017Freestyle, f under 17
Gold medal – first placeRhodes 2018Poomsae, f under 17
Silver medal – second placePeru 2016Freestyle, f under 17
Silver medal – second placeRhodes 2017Poomsae, f under 17
Bronze medal – third placeChinese Taipei 2018Poomsae, f under 17
Bronze medal – third placeChinese Taipei 2018Freestyle, f under 17
European Championships
Gold medal – first placeBelgrade 2015Freestyle, f under 17
Gold medal – first placeRhodes 2017Poomsae, f under 17
Silver medal – second placeRhodes 2017Freestyle, f under 17

Career history

Eva Sandersen started practicing the Korean martial arts taekwondo in 2009 at the suggestion of her parents.[3]

Junior competitions

Sandersen participated in her first major competition as a junior at the 2015 European Championships in Belgrade, where she placed first in the Freestyle Poomsae Competition.[4]

In 2016, she competed at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Peru, where she won a silver medal in the junior's freestyle competition in the age group "under 17" (ages 15 to 17).[5] Additionally, she competed in the junior's Recognized Poomsae competition, where she placed fifth.[6] At this competition, Eva also competed alongside teammates Lærke Pedersen and Emma Kayerød-Rasmussenwon in the synchronous-team category, where the group received a fifth place as well.[7]

Sandersen won a gold medal in the junior's Recognized Poomsae competition (ages 15 to 17) at the 2017 Taekwondo European Championships.[8] At the same event, she also earned a second place in the junior's freestyle competition.

In 2018, Sandersen participated in the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, where she earned two bronze medals – on in the Recognized Poomsae competition and on in the Freestyle Poomsae competition for the age group from 15 to 17 years.[9] That same year, she won the gold medal in the Recognized Poomsae competition at the 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships.

Senior competitions

Sandersen participated in her first senior competition in 2018, at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Rhodes, where she had also competed as a Junior in the Recognized Poomsae competition, and claimed the silver medal in the women's Freestyle Poomsae competition.[4]

2019, at the 14th Taekwondo European Poomsae Championships in Antalya, she became double-European champion in the women's Recognized Poomsae and freestyle competition.[10]

In February 2020, Sandersen ruptured an Achilles tendon during a training session and had to take a break from competing for six months.[11]

At the end of the same year, she won her first major medal on the international stage at the 2020 Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, where she claimed bronze. The competition was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

In 2021, Sandersen won two gold medals, in both the traditional poomsae category and the freestyle category of the women's senior competition (over 17 years of age) at the 15th Taekwondo European Poomsae Championships in Portugal.[13][14][15]

At the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, she became the world champion in the women's Recognized Poomsae senior competition (ages 18 to 30).[1][16] Additionally, Sandersen won the bronze medal in the women's Freestyle Poomsae competition.[17][18]

Public appearances

Sandersen participated in the fifth and final season of Danmark Har Talent in November 2019. She performed several programs consisting of taekwondo moves combined with stunt elements. Sandersen advanced into the finals but missed out on the Top 5, finishing in the 6th to 10th ranking.[19][20][21]

Personal life

Sandersen began studying for a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2021.[11]

References
  1. "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. jul 2022, Clock 30; Journalist, kl 08:55 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Josefine Falkenberg. "Eva er verdensmester: "Andre unge drikker og fester – jeg har andre værdier"". TV 2 Lorry (in Danish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. https://poomsae.taekwondodata.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Denmark_Datei.pdf
  5. "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day3: 10th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. 10th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
  7. "Holte-pige slog til i taekwondo-VM". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. "13th ETU European Poomsae Championships 2017". taekwondo greece group (in Greek). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. Rodríguez, Laura López (19 November 2018). "Taipei 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". masTKD.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. https://uniavisen.dk/en/world-champion-and-pharmacy-student/
  12. Valderrama, Aeron Paul (14 December 2020). "Ernesto Guzman regains Poomsae World title". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. "Results 15th European Poomsae November 2021 -Seixal Portugal Day 2 – European Taekwondo Union". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  14. European Poomsae Championship Day-2 Medalist
  15. https://europeantaekwondounion.org/results-15th-european-poomsae-19-20-21-november-2021-seixal-portugal/
  16. "한국뉴스티브이-ROKNTV". 한국뉴스티브이-ROKNTV (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  17. "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 3_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  18. Rodríguez, Laura López (26 April 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". masTKD.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  19. "Glæd dig til Danmark Har Talent i morgen: Virum-kæmperen Eva er i finalen". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. "Nyheder | Kolding Taekwondo Klub – Sil'la". www.silla.dk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. "Se alle 'Danmark har talent'-finalens højdepunkter her – TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk (in Danish). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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