Tom Burns (taekwondo) explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealand taekwondo star attributes Olympic qualification to South Korea move. May 8, 2020. www.insidethegames.biz.
2. Web site: Taekwondo - BURNS Tom. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725073639/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/taekwondo/athlete-profile-n1474852-burns-tom.htm. dead.
3. News: 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. en. 2021-07-25. 0140-0460.