Community Corner
Eighteen Local Students Bring Home 42 Medals From 2014 USA Taekwondo Connecticut State Championships
Unionville, CT – Eighteen students from Avon, Barkhamsted, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, and Unionville proved they were among the top youth taekwondo athletes in the state at the 2014 USA Taekwondo CT State Championships, held March 22, 2014 in East Haven, CT. The students won a total of 42 medals, in sparring, forms, and board breaking competitions for their age and belt. The eighteen medal winning athletes, all students at Olympic Taekwondo Academy in Unionville, competed with eight others as part of Team Light of the World, coached by Masters: Kiye Cho, Sunmi Jung, Kwang Soon Park, and Jonguk Jang. Competing and medaling in the CT State Championship qualifies the students to compete in the 2014 USA Taekwondo National Championships (Junior Olympics) held July 1-7 in San Jose, CA.
Results:
Avon
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Ethan Nickel, Age 16; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Gold Medal
David Shi, Age 9; Sparring – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Silver Medal; Forms – Bronze Medal
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Adam Zheng, Age 7; Sparring – Bronze Medal; Board Breaking – Silver Medal; Forms – Gold Medal
Andrew Zheng, Age 7; Sparring – Silver Medal; Forms – Silver Medal
Barkhamsted
Isa Cardenas, Age 11; Forms – Bronze Medal
Burlington
Niko Rouskas; Age 10; Board Breaking – Bronze; Forms - Bronze
Aaron Wilhelm, Age 7; Sparring - Gold Medal; Board Breaking - Bronze Medal
Ryan Wilhelm, Age 38; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Gold Medal
Canton
Carter Pavlonnis, Age 11; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Silver Medal, Board Breaking – Gold Medal
FarmingtonMichael Chang, Age 16; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Bronze Medal
Abiageal Leonard, Age 9; Forms – Bronze; Board Breaking – Bronze Medal
New Britain
Ceana Rodriguez, Age 15; Sparring – Gold Medal
Unionville
Dalia Donor, Age 13; Sparring – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Bronze Medal
Jonathan Fojtik, Age 11; Sparring – Bronze Medal
Nisha Patange, Age 9; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Gold Medal
Ketki Patange, Age 7; Sparring – Gold Medal; Forms – Gold Medal; Board Breaking – Gold Medal