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.
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Height
5'9"
Age
43
Hometown
Cary, NC
Personal
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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