Team USA Poomsae earned 5 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 2016 Pan American Poomsae Championships in Queretaro, Mexico on June 8-9, 2016. The results were as follows:
Female Team Standing – 2nd Overall, Team USA
Male Team Standing – 2nd Overall, Team USA
18-30 Female Individual
Carissa Fu, BRONZE
18-30 Male Individual
Sebastian Choi, SILVER
31-40 Female Individual
Kathy Do, SILVER
Amanda Rosbarsky, BRONZE
31-40 Male Individual
Kwangjin Ha, GOLD
Justin Wang, SILVER
41-50 Female Individual
Thoa Nguyen, GOLD
Elva Adams, SILVER
41-50 Male Individual
Stephen Humphries, Finals (Top 8)
Christopher Hillyer, Finals (Top 8)
51-60 Female Individual
Thu Doolittle – SILVER
61+ Male Individual
Joseph Bennett – GOLD
18-30 Mixed Pairs
David Chan and Carissa Fu – BRONZE
31+ Mixed Pairs
Jennifer Glagola and Christopher Hillyer – SILVER
18-30 Female Team
Michelle Chen, Carissa Fu, Miyako Yerick – SILVER
31+ Female Team
Elva Adams, Kathy Do, Thoa Nguyen – GOLD
31+ Male Team
Kwangjin Ha, Jason Hwang, Justin Wang – GOLD
USA Pan American University Waiver Athletes also gave strong performances in very competitive divisions.
David Chan – Finals, 18-30 Male Individuals
Miyako Yerick – Finals, 18-30 Female Individual
Michelle Chen – Semifinals, 18-30 Female Individual
Photo credit: @MBSerrano7 and MundoTaekwondo.com
