Tom Burns (taekwondo)
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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. 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Taekwondo - BURNS Tom". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ 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 25 July 2021.
External links
- Thomas Burns at TaekwondoData.com
- Thomas Burns at Olympics.com
- Thomas Burns at Olympedia
- Thomas Burns at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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