Tae-Ku Park

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Tae-Ku Park
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 22)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Home townWinnipeg, Manitoba [1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Relative Skylar Park
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Taekwondo
Event –74 kg
ClubTRP Academy
TeamCAN
Coached byJae Park
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 68 kg
Updated on 24 October 2023.

Tae-Ku Park (born 27 March 2001) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. Park won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Park's father is Korean and his mother was born in Chile and is of Italian heritage. [2] [3] His family has 16 black belts in taekwondo and the sport was practiced by his grandparents, his father, aunts, cousins, and brothers. [2] [4] His sister Skylar Park won gold at the same 2023 Pan American Games where he won his bronze, becoming the first siblings in the sport to medal at the same Pan American Games. [2]

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References

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