Tom Burns (taekwondo)

Tom Burns (born 23 April 2000) is a taekwondo athlete from New Zealand.

Education

In 2018, as an 18-year-old, Burns left his home town of Christchurch to study at Korea Nazarene University in Cheonan.[1]

Career

He was selected to compete at the Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg and lost to Bradly Sinden. In the repechage he was drawn against Hakan Reçber.[2][3]

References
  1. "New Zealand taekwondo star attributes Olympic qualification to South Korea move". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 May 2020.
  2. "Taekwondo - BURNS Tom". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. Tokyo, Rebecca Myers. "Jade Jones' dream of historic third Olympic gold falls flat in taekwondo first round - but Bradly Sinden reaches men's semi-final". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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