Jay Warwick

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Jay Warwick
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-09-14) 14 September 1957 (age 67)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Taekwondo
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Copenhagen Middleweight (−78 kg)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Seoul Welterweight (−76 kg)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Barcelona Welterweight (−76 kg)

Jay Warwick is a former United States Olympian in taekwondo. Warwick won bronze medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics [1] and 1987 Barcelona World Championships, [2] gold at the 1986 [3] Pan Am Championships and silver in 1982, [4] bronze at the 1987 Pan Am Games [5] and 8 national titles. [6] In 1999, he became executive director of the United States Taekwondo Union [7] then Director of Sport Partnerships with the United States Olympic Committee in 2003 and in 2018 became Secretary General of USA Taekwondo. Outside sports, he had a long career as a restaurateur.

References

  1. ↑ "Black Beltdate=5 January 1989". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 5 December 2023– via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "TaekwondoData".
  3. ↑ "TaekwondoData".
  4. ↑ "TaekwondoData".
  5. ↑ "TaekwondoData".
  6. ↑ USA Taekwondo Appoints Olympian as Secretary General Team USA
  7. ↑ Leopold, Jason (11 January 1999). "Kick Kills Taekwondo Black Belt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 December 2023.


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