Tae-Ku Park

Tae-Ku Park (born 27 March 2001) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. Park won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Tae-Ku Park
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Home townWinnipeg, Manitoba[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
RelativesSkylar Park
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTaekwondo
Event(s) –74 kg
ClubTRP Academy
TeamCAN
Coached byJae Park
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago74 kg
Updated on 24 October 2023.

Personal life

His father is Korean and his mother was born in Chile and is of Italian heritage.[2][3] Park's family has 16 black belts in taekwondo and the sport was practiced by his grandparents, her father, aunts, cousins, and brothers.[2][4] His sister Skylar Park won gold at the same 2023 Pan American Games where he won his bronze, becoming the first siblings in the sport to medal at the same Pan American Games.[2]

References
  1. "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. Evelyn Watta (21 October 2023). "Taekwondo is a family affair for Canada's Skylar Park: "Everyone's a black belt"". Olympics.
  3. Gheciu, Alex (2021-06-23). "Meet Skylar Park, Canada's Badass Olympic Taekwondo Star". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. Marcus Rebelo (August 22, 2023). "Winnipeg's Skylar Park working towards Olympic return alongside taekwondo family". CBC Sports.
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