Tachiana Mangin

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Tachiana Kezhia Mangin
Personal information
Born (2007-11-04) November 4, 2007 (age 17)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Philippines
Sport Taekwondo
Coached by Kirstie Alora (National Team)
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Chuncheon 49 kg

Tachiana Kezhia Mangin (born 4 November 2007) is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. She won the Women's -49 kg category at the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships.

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Career

She is trained by Kirstie Alora. [1] She was a gold medalist at the age of 15 years-old at the kyorugi junior division of the 16th ASEAN Taekwondo Championships at the Ayala Malls-Manila Bay in Parañaque City. [2] She was also a silver medalist at the 2023 Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships. [3]

She won at the Daegu 2024 World University Taekwondo Festival in South Korea in July 2024. [4]

She was a gold medalist in the Women's -49 kg category at the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships. [5] [6] In doing so, she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win at the event since Alex Borromeo in Barcelona in 1996. [7]

In October 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in the flyweight division in Wuxi, China. [8]

Personal life

She was a student at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. [9]

References

  1. Navarro, June (29 December 2024). "Mangin eyes bigger 2025 and beyond". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. "PH teen jin wins 1st gold at ASEAN taekwondo tilt". Manila Standard. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. "Taekwondo puts first Asiad gold bid on Olympian Alora's shoulders". Asian News. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. Navarro, June (16 December 2024). "'No ordinary athlete' Tachiana Mangin has PSC backing". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. Javier, Kristian Eric (October 9, 2024). "Tachiana Mangin wins gold medal in the World Taekwondo Junior Championships". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. "SOTY 2024: Tachiana Mangin is SPIN.ph Gamechanger of the Year". Spin.ph. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. "Mangin hopes World Taekwondo Junior Championships gold inspires further success for the Philippines". World Taekwondo. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  8. "Filipino jins seek breakthrough gold at taekwondo worlds". Philstar. October 20, 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  9. "Taekwondo starlet eyes LA28 qualification". Inside the Games. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.