Jack Woolley (taekwondo) explained

Jack Woolley
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Birth Date:23 September 1998
Birth Place:Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Sport:Taekwondo

Jack Woolley (born 23 September 1998) is an Irish taekwondo athlete.[1] He qualified to represent Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 58 kg category. Woolley was defeated by Argentinian Lucas Guzmán in the round of 16.[2]

Personal life

He is openly bisexual.[3]

On the night of Friday 13 August 2021, five days after the 2020 Summer Olympics ended, Woolley was hospitalised after being severely attacked by "a gang of 8 to 12 men and women" in Dublin. After posting pictures of himself with blood all over his clothes, online fans expressed their support for him.[4] Woolley was hailed as an "inspiration and role model" after he opened up to Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show on 17 September about the assault.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TaekwondoData. TaekwondoData. en. 2020-05-10.
  2. Web site: December 20, 2019 . Jack Woolley secures Olympic qualification in taekwondo . en . RTE . May 2, 2021.
  3. News: January 29, 2020 . Irish Olympic martial artist wishes he hadn't come out publicly . . en . September 23, 2023.
  4. News: 'A gang of 8 to 12 men and women began violently attacking people along the boardwalk' – Irish Olympian Jack Woolley victim of horrific attack in Dublin last night. Irish Independent. Eugene. Masterson. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021.
  5. News: Jack Woolley hailed a 'role model' after 'emotional' Late Late Show interview. Evoke. Simone. Smith. 18 September 2021. 25 September 2021.