Sunghyun Eric

Gun

Personal

• Son of Giduk Gun and Gina Hwang
• Started Taekwondo at the age of 2
• Has two brothers, Ethan and Emmett
• Adhered to the family motto: “Strive for perfection or don’t attempt it at all"
• Competed in both Sparring and Poomsae (2011 – 2019)
• Participated in every Poomsae division: Recognized (Individual, Pair, Team) and Freestyle (Individual, Pair, Team)
• Started Freestyle in November 2022 and selected as the alternate for the 2023 Pan American Games
• First Junior Male to win Individual Recognized and Individual Freestyle in USATKD National Championships
• Favorite TV Show: Lego Ninjago
• Favorite Non-Taekwondo Athlete: Heung-min Son
• Favorite Taekwondo Athletes/Mentors: KyuSung Yun, JunSeo Bae, Giduk Gun, Andrew Pang

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2022 – gold (team), silver (individual)
• Years of participation: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Medals: 6 (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
  • Gold – 2022 (team), 2021 (individual), 2020 (individual)
  • Silver – 2022 (individual)
  • Bronze – 2021 (pair), 2018 (team)

Career Highlights

• Rank 1 USA Poomsae Athlete (2020 - Present)

• 6x USA National Team Member (2018 – Present)
• 4x World Champion Medalist (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• 6x Pan American Champion Medalist (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,2023)
• 5x US Open Gold Medalist (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
• 5x National Champion - Recognized Individual Poomsae (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 4x National Champion - Recognized Pair Poomsae (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 4x National Champion - Recognized Team Poomsae (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
• 1x National Champion - Freestyle Individual Poomsae (2023)
• 6x Best Male Athlete MVP Award Recipient at G Events (2023 South Korea, 2023 USA, 2023 Brazil, 2022 Dominican Republic, 2022 Puerto Rico, 2019 USA)
• First USA Junior Male to win Recognized Individual and Freestyle Individual National Championships

• 3x Pan Am Championships Appearance (2019, 2022, 2023)
• 3x Pan Am Championships Best Male MVP Award (2019, 2022, 2023) 
• 4x Pan Am Championships Gold Medal (2019 Individual, 2019 Team, 2022 Individual, 2023 Individual)
• 2x Pan Am Championships Silver Medal (2022 Pair, 2023 Pair)