Cheryl-Ann Sankar

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Cheryl-Ann Sankar
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (1964-02-26) 26 February 1964 (age 59)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Women's taekwondo
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata -51 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Havanna -55 kg

Cheryl-Ann Sankar (born 26 February 1964) is a Trinidad and Tobago taekwondo practitioner, born in Port of Spain. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] She participated in the 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 1996 Pan American Taekwondo Championships. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cheryl-Ann Sankar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Sankar, Cheryl Ann". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.