Karyn Real (born 7 October 2001) is an American taekwondo athlete.
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| Born | 7 October 2001 Diamond Bar, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Recognized Poomsae, Freestyle Poomsae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Eagles Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 2 (2022)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editKaryn Real started practising the Korean martial art of taekwondo in 2007 and began competing in 2010. Real won her first major international medal at the 2018 World Poomsae Championships in Lima, where she claimed a bronze medal in the junior's individual traditional poomsae competition.[2]
In 2013 and 2016, Real competed in several kyorugi competitions. She placed second in the cadets' 29 kg weight class at the 2013 US Open and third in the juniors' 42 kg weight class at the 2016 Canada Open.[3]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Real won a bronze medal in the women's individual competition and, as part of the mixed team (consisting of five team members, at least two men and two women), reached first place in the seniors' freestyle competition.[4]
Real participated in the 2022 World Championships in Goyang and reached fifth place in the women's Recognized Poomsae competition (ages 18 to 30).[5][6] She also competed in the pairs' competition alongside her brother Ryan Real, where the pair placed fifth as well.[7]
At the 2023 World Beach Championships in Chuncheon, she and Ryan Real won the gold medal in the pair's traditional poomsae competition. She also placed third in the women's individual competition.[8]
Personal life
editReal graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2023.[9]
External links
edit- Karyn Real ranking at World Taekwondo
- Athlete Profile at Team USA
- Karyn Real at TaekwondoData.com
References
edit- ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
- ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo | Athlete Profile: REAL Karyn – Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Three US athletes are on top of the WT Poomsae rankings". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (26 April 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] Result – Day 3". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "MIT Student Karyn Real Represents USA in Sport Taekwondo!". Club Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.