Jackie Galloway Explained

Jackie Galloway
Nationality:American- Mexican
Birth Date:27 December 1995
Birth Place:Crown Point, Indiana, United States
Residence:Wylie, Texas
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:73NaN
Country:United States
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:Heavyweight

Jaqueline Sanchez Galloway (born December 27, 1995) is an American taekwondo competitor and a bronze medalist in the 2016 Olympics. She is also a citizen of Mexico.[1]

2012 season

Galloway was an alternate for the Mexican team at the 2012 Olympics.[2]

2015 season

She won bronze at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships.[3] Galloway earned a spot in the 2016 Olympics by being in the top six ranked competitors in her weight class.[4]

Personal life

She is an engineering student at Southern Methodist University.[5] While there she was on the rowing team.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Texas Tae Kwon Do Star Headed To The Olympics. dfw.cbslocal.com.
  2. Web site: Steven Lopez makes fifth U.S. Olympic taekwondo team. OlympicTalk.
  3. Web site: College Taekwondo Athlete Fights Her Way Around The Globe For Shot At The Olympics. Courtney Collins.
  4. Web site: Jackie Galloway is first to qualify for 2016 U.S. Olympic taekwondo team. OlympicTalk.
  5. Web site: College Sports: Hairopoulos: North Texans vying for 2016 Olympics: Jordan Spieth, 16-year-old gymnast, more - SportsDay. SportsDay. 2016-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423192153/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/katehairopoulos/2015/08/04/hairopoulos-north-texans-vying-for-2016-olympics-jordan-spieth-16-year-old-gymnast-more. 2016-04-23. dead.
  6. Web site: Aiming high. Wylie News.