Athlete Bio
Height
6'2"
Hometown
Brentwood, CA
Education
Devry University
Career Highlights
- 2022 Paris Grand Prix: Bronze
- 2022 US Presidents Cup: Gold
- 2022 Rome Grand Prix: Quarter Finals
- 2022 Pan Am Championships (-80kg): GOLD
- 2022 European Presidents Cup: Silver
- 2021 Youth Pan Am Games (-80kg): GOLD
- 2021 European Presidents Cup: Silver
- 2021 Pan Am Championships (-80kg): GOLD
- 2019 U.S. Senior Grand Slam (-68kg):- GOLD
- 2019 U.S. Presidents Cup (-68kg): Gold
- 2018 USA Taekwondo Junior National Team member (-68kg)
- 2017 U.S. Open (Juniors -59kg) - SILVER
- 2016 Junior National Team Member
- 2016 U.S. Open (Jr. -45kg) - Silver
- 2015 Junior National Team Member
- 2015 USA Taekwondo Cadet National Team member (-41kg)
- 2015 National Championship - Cadet Sparring - Black Belt - 41kg - Gold
- 2015 Pan Am Open - Cadet Sparring - Black Belt - 45kg - Gold
- 2015 Stanford TKD Athlete of the Year
- 2014 USA Taekwondo Cadet National Team member (-41kg)
- 2014 National Championship - Cadet Sparring - Black Belt - 41kg - Gold
- 2014 Pan Am Championship - Sparring - Black Belt - 44 kg - Gold
- 2014 Team Trials - Cadet Sparring - Black Belt - 41kg - Bronze
- 2012 National Championship - Youth Sparring - Black Belt - 35kg - Gold
- 2012 US Open - Youth Sparring - Black Belt - 35kg - Gold
- 2011 Pan Am Championship - Youth Sparring - 35kg - Gold
- 2010 National Championship - Sparring - Blue Belt - Youth middle - Silver
World Championship Experience
- 2022 Senior World Championships (-80kg)
- 2019 Senior World Championships (-68kg): Round of 16
- 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships (-68kg): SILVER
- 2015 2nd WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships (-41kg): Round of 16
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Personal: Favorite non-taekwondo athlete is Kobe Bryant...his mother is his biggest inspiration...favorite food/drink is Chipotle and water...favorite book is "Infantry Born to Fight"...favorite TV show is "Avatar the Last Airbender"...favorite movie is "The French Dispatch"...favorite singer is Michael Jackson...favorite quote: "You don't actually have to live in this world and participate." -unknown...proudest moment in taekwondo was his performance at 2022 Paris Grand Prix..
Did You Know?: CJ is a very talented singer.