Paris Brings A New Chance To Walk Off With Gold For Para Taekwondo’s Evan Medell
A broken foot in Tokyo upended Medell’s hopes for a gold medal in taekwodo’s Paralympic debut.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
43
Hometown
Cary, NC
Quick Facts
- Started Taekwondo in 2017
- Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: Elizabeth Marks
- Favorite Non-Taekwondo Athlete: Ju-Ju Smith-Shuster
- Who is your biggest inspiration?: My mother/Mrs Elizabeth Marks
- Favorite Foods & Drinks: Cookout
- Favorite Movie(s): "Boondock Saints", all comic book movies
- Favorite/Inspirational Quotes: "Three minutes is a lifetime, when you only have two minutes to live." & " You need to find your new normal before you can know who you where, who you are, and what you want to leave behind."
- What is your proudest moment in Taekwondo to date?: Starting. It has helped with more mental health and confidence in life when needed the most.
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (K44 -80kg M - Men)
- ParaPan American Games, Lima, 2019 (K44 -75kg M - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 17th (K44 -80kg M - Men)
- Years of participation: K44 -80kg M - Men 2021, 2023; K44 -75kg M - Men 2017, 2019
- Top finish: 17th – 2017 (K44 -75kg M - Men), 2019 (K44 -75kg M - Men), 2021 (K44 -80kg M - Men), 2023 (K44 -80kg M - Men)
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