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In June 2023, she competed in the [[2023 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's welterweight|women's welterweight]] event at the [[2023 World Taekwondo Championships]] held in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan.<ref name="Teachout"/> In October 2023, she competed at the [[2023 Pan American Games]] and won a bronze medal in the [[Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 67 kg|67 kg]] event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/pan-american-games-2023-team-usa-medal-winners-full-list |title=Pan American Games 2023: Team USA's medal winners - full list |website=olympics.com |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/taekwondo-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news |title=Taekwondo 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news |website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] |first=Shawn |last=Smith |date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> She won gold in the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix challenge, Costa Rica Open and Dominican Open and silver at the Spanish Open and Pan Am Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/2024/08/01/kristina-teachout-ex-palm-bay-resident-competes-in-olympic-taekwondo/74541851007/ |title=Former Palm Bay resident Kristina Teachout set to compete in taekwondo at Paris Olympics |newspaper=[[Florida Today]] |first=Chasite |last=Banks |date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/youth-movement-meet-32-teenagers-representing-us-paris |title=Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris |website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] |first1=Kyle |last1=Frankel |first2=Maya |last2=Gomes |first3=Julia |last3=Yohe |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> |
In June 2023, she competed in the [[2023 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's welterweight|women's welterweight]] event at the [[2023 World Taekwondo Championships]] held in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan.<ref name="Teachout"/> In October 2023, she competed at the [[2023 Pan American Games]] and won a bronze medal in the [[Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 67 kg|67 kg]] event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/pan-american-games-2023-team-usa-medal-winners-full-list |title=Pan American Games 2023: Team USA's medal winners - full list |website=olympics.com |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/taekwondo-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news |title=Taekwondo 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news |website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] |first=Shawn |last=Smith |date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> She won gold in the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix challenge, Costa Rica Open and Dominican Open and silver at the Spanish Open and Pan Am Series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/2024/08/01/kristina-teachout-ex-palm-bay-resident-competes-in-olympic-taekwondo/74541851007/ |title=Former Palm Bay resident Kristina Teachout set to compete in taekwondo at Paris Olympics |newspaper=[[Florida Today]] |first=Chasite |last=Banks |date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/youth-movement-meet-32-teenagers-representing-us-paris |title=Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris |website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] |first1=Kyle |last1=Frankel |first2=Maya |last2=Gomes |first3=Julia |last3=Yohe |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> |
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In January 2024, she competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and defeated the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg|57 kg]] champion [[Anastasija Zolotic]] to advance to the [[2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/taekwondo-olympic-trials-usa |title=Rising taekwondo athletes take out Olympic, world champions at U.S. trials |website=[[NBC Sports]] |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144681/taekwondo-usa-full-team-at-paris-2024 |title=Full USA Taekwondo contingent at Paris 2024 with real medal potential |website=[[insidethegames.biz]] |first=Rafael |last=Khalatyan |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/meet-us-taekwondo-team-paris-2024-olympic-games |title=Meet the US Taekwondo team for Paris 2024 Olympic Games |website=olympics.com |first=Grace |last=Goulding |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> In April 2024, during the Olympic Qualification Tournament, she won her semifinal match and [[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified]] to represent the United States at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144637/patu-olympic-qualifiers-in-dominican |title=USA and Brazil secure three Olympic berths in Taekwondo Pan-Am qualifiers |website=[[insidethegames.biz]] |first=Rafael |last=Khalatyan |date=April 11, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wptv.com/sports/olympics/olympian-going-for-gold-in-taekwondo-at-paris-olympics |title=Olympian 'going for gold' in taekwondo at Paris Olympics |website=[[WPTV-TV]] |first=Kendall |last=Hyde |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> At 18 years old, she is Team USA's youngest Olympian in taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatkd.org/news/2024/april/12/usa-taekwondo-qualifies-full-olympic-quota---taking-4-athletes-to-paris |title=USA Taekwondo Is Taking Four Athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games |website=usatkd.org |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/07/teen-taekwondo-sensation-kristina-teachout-didn-t-get-to-paris-playing-it-safe- |title=Teen Taekwondo Sensation Kristina Teachout Didn’t Get To Paris ‘Playing It Safe’ |website=teamusa.com |first=Bob |last=Reinert |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref> |
In January 2024, she competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and defeated the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg|57 kg]] champion [[Anastasija Zolotic]] to advance to the [[2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/taekwondo-olympic-trials-usa |title=Rising taekwondo athletes take out Olympic, world champions at U.S. trials |website=[[NBC Sports]] |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144681/taekwondo-usa-full-team-at-paris-2024 |title=Full USA Taekwondo contingent at Paris 2024 with real medal potential |website=[[insidethegames.biz]] |first=Rafael |last=Khalatyan |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/meet-us-taekwondo-team-paris-2024-olympic-games |title=Meet the US Taekwondo team for Paris 2024 Olympic Games |website=olympics.com |first=Grace |last=Goulding |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> In April 2024, during the Olympic Qualification Tournament, she won her semifinal match and [[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified]] to represent the United States at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144637/patu-olympic-qualifiers-in-dominican |title=USA and Brazil secure three Olympic berths in Taekwondo Pan-Am qualifiers |website=[[insidethegames.biz]] |first=Rafael |last=Khalatyan |date=April 11, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wptv.com/sports/olympics/olympian-going-for-gold-in-taekwondo-at-paris-olympics |title=Olympian 'going for gold' in taekwondo at Paris Olympics |website=[[WPTV-TV]] |first=Kendall |last=Hyde |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> At 18 years old, she is Team USA's youngest Olympian in taekwondo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatkd.org/news/2024/april/12/usa-taekwondo-qualifies-full-olympic-quota---taking-4-athletes-to-paris |title=USA Taekwondo Is Taking Four Athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games |website=usatkd.org |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/07/teen-taekwondo-sensation-kristina-teachout-didn-t-get-to-paris-playing-it-safe- |title=Teen Taekwondo Sensation Kristina Teachout Didn’t Get To Paris ‘Playing It Safe’ |website=teamusa.com |first=Bob |last=Reinert |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref> |
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In Paris, she competed in the [[Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 67 kg|67 kg]] event and defeated [[Magda Wiet-Hénin]] in the round of 16 but lost to [[Viviana Márton]] in the quarter finals. Teachout then beat [[Ruth Gbagbi|Ruth Gagbi]] with 2:1 in the [[repechage]], thus advancing to the bronze medal contest where she faced [[Song Jie]] from [[China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wesh.com/article/taekwondo-athlete-from-palm-bay-paris-olympics/61720187 |title=Palm Bay taekwondo athlete prepares for 2024 Paris Olympics debut |website=[[WESH]] |first=Allison |last=Petro |date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/taekwondo?day=9-august</ref> |
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Full name | Kristina Danielle Teachout | ||||||||||||||
Born | September 13, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Palm Bay, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
Event | –67 kg | ||||||||||||||
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Kristina Danielle Teachout (born September 13, 2005) is an American taekwondo athlete. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Teachout made her senior international debut for the United States in November 2022 in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1]
In June 2023, she competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1] In October 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the 67 kg event.[2][3] She won gold in the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix challenge, Costa Rica Open and Dominican Open and silver at the Spanish Open and Pan Am Series.[4][5]
In January 2024, she competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and defeated the 2020 Summer Olympics 57 kg champion Anastasija Zolotic to advance to the 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.[6][7][8] In April 2024, during the Olympic Qualification Tournament, she won her semifinal match and qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9][10] At 18 years old, she is Team USA's youngest Olympian in taekwondo.[11][12]
In Paris, she competed in the 67 kg event and defeated Magda Wiet-Hénin in the round of 16 but lost to Viviana Márton in the quarter finals. Teachout then beat Ruth Gagbi with 2:1 in the repechage, thus advancing to the bronze medal contest where she faced Song Jie from China.[13][14]
References
- ^ a b "Kristina Teachout". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Pan American Games 2023: Team USA's medal winners - full list". olympics.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Shawn (August 3, 2024). "Taekwondo 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news". NBC Olympics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Banks, Chasite (August 1, 2024). "Former Palm Bay resident Kristina Teachout set to compete in taekwondo at Paris Olympics". Florida Today. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Frankel, Kyle; Gomes, Maya; Yohe, Julia (July 25, 2024). "Youth movement: Meet the 32 teenagers representing the U.S. in Paris". NBC Olympics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Rising taekwondo athletes take out Olympic, world champions at U.S. trials". NBC Sports. January 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (April 15, 2024). "Full USA Taekwondo contingent at Paris 2024 with real medal potential". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Goulding, Grace (May 6, 2024). "Meet the US Taekwondo team for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". olympics.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (April 11, 2024). "USA and Brazil secure three Olympic berths in Taekwondo Pan-Am qualifiers". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Hyde, Kendall (July 11, 2024). "Olympian 'going for gold' in taekwondo at Paris Olympics". WPTV-TV. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "USA Taekwondo Is Taking Four Athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games". usatkd.org. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (August 7, 2024). "Teen Taekwondo Sensation Kristina Teachout Didn't Get To Paris 'Playing It Safe'". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Petro, Allison (August 8, 2024). "Palm Bay taekwondo athlete prepares for 2024 Paris Olympics debut". WESH. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/taekwondo?day=9-august
External links
- Kristina Teachout profile at World Taekwondo
- Kristina Teachout at TaekwondoData.com
- Kristina Teachout at Team USA
- Living people
- 2005 births
- American female taekwondo practitioners
- People from Palm Bay, Florida
- Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in taekwondo
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the United States
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- American martial arts biography stubs
- North American taekwondo biography stubs