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Jorge Gomez Jr.
9th December
2010 Texas State 10-11 yrs old fin weight—- gold
2010 Jr. National fin weight lost quarter final
2010 Texas State 10-11 yrs old fin weight—- gold
2011 US Open 10-11 yrs old fin weight——- gold
2011 Jr National 10-11 yrs old fin weight—- Bronze
2011 Yong-In presidental Cup fin weight—- gold
Alexis Mata
9th December
2009 Texas State Championship 12-13 yrs old fin weight —– Bronze
2009 Jr. National Championship 12-13 yrs old fin weight —–Silver
2010 Texas State Championship 12-13 yrs old Bantam weight — Silver
2010 Jr National Championship 12-13 yrs old Bantam weight —- Silver
John Dunhart II
9th December
* Home: Houston, Texas
* Birthday: May 29, 1988
Nickname: “J.D.”
Height: 5-8
Weight: 118 pounds
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
High School: Langham Creek High ’06
College: Menlo College
Major: Business Management
Coach: Tim Ghormley
Club: Stanford University
Dojang: WhiteTger Taekwondo
Also competed in basketball in high school…hobbies include working out, training hard for competitions, playing basketball, watching BET and playing video games…his younger brother, Marcus Duhart, won nationals as a black belt and also plays AAU basketball and middle school football…his cousin, Nia Abdallah, is a 2004 Olympic silver medalist in Taekwondo…his favorite foods are shrimp and pasta…before a competition he enjoys fruits and pasta…favorite athlete is Floyd Mayweather…favorite movie is Scarface…enjoys rap music…lists Korea as his favorite country visited for competition.
Did You Know…?: John considers himself a very good basketball player.
Competition Record:
2008 World University Championships (Fin): BRONZE
2008 Collegiate World Trials (Fin): 1st
2007 World University Games Trials (Fin): 1st
2007 National Qualifier (Fin): …
Kay Poe
9th December
Kay Poe is a pint-size powerhouse. At five-foot-three and 100 pounds, this Houston native is ranked number one in the world in the Olympic tae kwon do flyweight division.
Poe finds the allure of tae kwon do in the mind-body connection. “It’s like chess,” she says. “You have to figure out what your opponent’s going to do.”
Height: 5-1 Weight Class: Women’s finweight DOB:May 15, 1982 Hometown: Houston, Texas
Competition Record:
2002 US Team Trials (Fin): GOLD
2002 Pan American Championships – Ecuador (Fin): GOLD
2001 US National Taekwondo Championships (Fly): GOLD
2000 US Open Taekwondo Championships (Fin): SILVER
2000 US Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials (Fly): GOLD
2000 Olympic Games (Fly): Team Member
1999 US Open Taekwondo Championships (Fin): GOLD
1999 US Olympic Weight/Pan Am Games Team Trials (Fly): GOLD
1999 US National Taekwondo Championships (Fin): GOLD
1999 US National Taekwondo Team Trials (Fin): GOLD
1999 World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Fly): GOLD
1999 Pan American …
Lynda Laurin Garcia
9th December
Competition Record:
2010 Olympic Team Trials 2012 – 1 (Bantam/Feather): 5th
2010 USAT National Championships (Middle): SILVER
2010 USAT Dallas National Qualifier (Middle): GOLD
2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Heavy): 1st
2007 Pan Am Games Trials (Middle/Heavy): 3rd
2006 U.S. Senior Nationals (Heavy): BRONZE
2005 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): SILVER
2004 U.S. National Championships (Welter): GOLD
2004 U.S. Olympic Round Robin Fight-Off (Feather): 2nd
2003 U.S. National Championships (Light): GOLD
2003 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): BRONZE
2003 USTU Female Athlete of the Year
2003 Pan Am Games Trials (Light/Welter): SILVER
2002 World Cup Team Member (Light)
2002 Collegiate Team Trials (Light): SILVER
2001 U.S. National Championships (Light): BRONZE
2001 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): GOLD
2001 World Championship Team Member (Light)
2001 U.S. Open (Light): BRONZE
2001 Mexico Open: BRONZE
2001 U.S. Olympic Training Center – Resident Athlete
2000 U.S. Olympic Qualifier #2 (Welter): BRONZE
2000 U.S. National Championships (Light): GOLD
2000 U.S. National Team Trials (Light): SILVER
2000 Chunchon Korea Open (Light): …