Andrea Kilday

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Andrea Kilday
Personal information
Born (1982-08-05) 5 August 1982 (age 41)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Taekwondo
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby -46 kg

Andrea Kilday (born 5 August 1982) is a female Taekwondo fighter from Auckland, New Zealand. [1]

She won gold at the 2015 Pacific Games. [2]

At the 2016 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, Kilday won gold to qualify to compete at the 2016 Olympics. [2] She qualified for the 2008 Olympics, but was not ultimately selected to compete. [3]

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References

  1. "Taekwondo mum Andrea Kilday books Rio berth | Sport". Newshub. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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