Joaquín Churchill Explained
Joaquin Churchill Martinez (born 17 October 2002) is a Chilean taekwondo practitioner. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
He is from Puente Alto. He started taekwondo at the age of nine-years old. He is a member of Areté Sports Club and studied Physical Education at Andrés Bello University.[2] [3]
Career
He won bronze in the 74kg category at the 2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Cancún, Mexico in June 2021.[4]
He was a silver medalist at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Colombia in the -80kg. After recovering from an injury that ruled him out of action for three months, he was a silver medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, in the Men's Kyorugi team.[2] [5] [6]
He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games at the 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in San Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2024.[7] [8] [9]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris he competed in the 80kg category.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Joaquin Churchill. 9 August 2024. Eurosport.
- Web site: Sharp kicks and Olympic dreams: The rise of Joaquin Churchill. Analia . Cardenas Poblete. doble-espacio. 7 May 2024 . 9 August 2024.
- Web site: Joaquín Churchill, a Physical Education student, qualified for his first Olympic Games. unab.ci. 9 August 2024.
- Web site: Mexico triumphs with 16 medals at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Cancun. gob.mx. 9 August 2024. 4 June 2021.
- Web site: JOAQUÍN CHURCHILL: EVOLUCIÓN CONSTANTE. taekwondowtf.cl. 9 August 2024. 22 June 2023.
- Web site: A personal revenge and emotional dedications: The stories behind the Chileans who won medals in taekwondo. emol.com. 9 August 2024. October 25, 2023 . Felipe . Santibáñez.
- Web site: Paris 2024: The United States and Brazil dominated the last Taekwondo Olympic qualifier . Infobae. 9 August 2024. 12 April 2024.
- Web site: JOAQUÍN CHURCHILL SE CONVIRTIÓ EN EL VIGÉSIMO CHILENO CLASIFICADO PARA PARÍS 2024. diariousach. 9 August 2024. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Joaquín Churchill became the twentieth Chilean to qualify for Paris 2024. radio.uchile.cl. 9 August 2024. 10 April 2024.
- Web site: Joaquín Churchill se despide con polémica en taekwondo de París 2024: su rival fue pifiado por público. biobiochile. 9 August 2024. Ítalo . Sánchez Sanhueza. 9 August 2024 .
