Park Hyo-Ji (Korean박효지, born October 23, 1988, in Incheon) is a South Korean female taekwondo practitioner.

Park Hyo-Ji
Personal information
BornOctober 23, 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 36)
Incheon, South Korea
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Copenhagen Finweight
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Finweight

Career

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In 2007, she was selected as a member of the South Korean national taekwondo team and competed in the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships, but lost to Charlotte Craig of the United States in Round of 32.[1]

In July 2009, Park won the gold medal in finweight (-47 kg) at the Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.[2] On October 17, she won the gold medal in finweight (-46 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Storylines". Taekwondo Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ^ "2009 Summer World University Games Summary". National Collegiate Taekwondo Association. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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