Tom Burns (taekwondo)
Tom Burns (born 23 April 2000) is a taekwondo athlete from New Zealand.
Education[]
In 2018, as an 18-year-old, Burns left his home town of Christchurch to study at Korea Nazarene University in Cheonan.[1]
Career[]
He was selected to compete at the Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg and lost to Bradly Sinden. In the repechage he was drawn against Hakan Reçber.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "New Zealand taekwondo star attributes Olympic qualification to South Korea move". www.insidethegames.biz. May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Taekwondo BURNS Tom - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
- ^ Tokyo, Rebecca Myers. "Jade Jones' dream of historic third Olympic gold falls flat in taekwondo first round - but Bradly Sinden reaches men's semi-final". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
External links[]
- Thomas Burns at TaekwondoData.com
- Thomas Burns at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Thomas Burns at Olympedia
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- 2000 births
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- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand male taekwondo practitioners
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