Natalie Hershberger (born February 22, 2004) is an American taekwondo athlete and author of Kick it Fit with Natalie and Tough Girls Finish First. Beginning in 2016, Hershberger wrote a regular column featured in the Tae Kwon Do Times known as "Kickchat with Nat", focused on taekwondo training.

Hershberger began training in taekwondo at the age of five. She is a current USA Taekwondo National Team Member with the goal of representing the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Hershberger has won two AAU Junior Olympic Games titles (2012 and 2013) and seven national championship titles (AAU and USAT). Hershberger was named a 2015 Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year finalist (SKOTY), making her the first ever martial artist to be recognized as a finalist.

Awards Sponsor
Ohio Senate Resolution #326 129th General Assembly
2015 Sportskid of the Year Finalist Sports Illustrated Kids
2015 Competitor of the Year Tae Kwon Do Times
Ohio Senate Resolution #256 129th General Assembly
Competition Medal
2012 AAU National Championships Bronze
2012 AAU Junior Olympics Gold
2013 USAT National Championships Gold
2013 AAU Junior Olympics Gold
2014 AAU National Championships Gold
2014 USAT National Championships Silver
2015 U.S. Open Gold
2015 USAT National Championship Gold
2015 AAU National Championship Gold
2015 Pan Am Youth Open Championship Gold
2016 USAT National Championships Bronze
2016 AAU National Championships Gold
2016 AAU National Team Trials Gold
2017 Spanish Open Gold
2017 USAT National Championships Gold
2017 AAU National Team Trials Gold
2018 U.S. Open Gold
2018 European President's Cup Gold
2018 USAT National Championships Gold
2018 AAU National Team Trials Gold
2018 Pan American President's Cup Gold
2019 U.S. Open Gold
2019 Belgian Open Gold
2019 Dutch Open Bronze
2019 Pan American Junior Championships Gold
2019 Pan American President's Cup Gold
2020 U.S. Open Gold

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References

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  5. ^ "2014 USAT National Championship Results". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ^ "2013 USAT National Championships Brackets". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ^ US Open Day 3 Results teamusa.org