Erica Linthorst

Athlete Bio

Height

5'2"

Age

Hometown

Mt. Vernon, NY

Education

Fieldston H.S. (Riverdale, N.Y.) '65 University of Iowa '69 (BA Portuguese and French)

Quick Facts

Favorite Foods: many different ethnic cuisines
Favorite Athlete: Roger Federer
Favorite Movies: "Chariots of Fire"
Favorite Music: variety
Hobbies: taekwondo, tennis, hiking, reading and travel
Other Sports Played in High School: field hockey, basketball and tennis
Pre-Competition Meal: yogurt and muesli plus toast

Career Highlights

2018 USA Taekwondo National Poomsae Team Member (Over 65 Individual)
2016 USA Taekwondo National Poomsae Team Member (Over 65 Individual)
2015 USA Taekwondo National Poomsae Team Member (Over 65 Individual)
2015 Pan American Poomsae Open (66+ Female Individual): GOLD
2012 U.S. Open (3rd Masters Poomsae): SILVER
2011 USAT National Poomsae Team Member (3rd Masters)
2011 USAT National Poomsae Team Trials (3rd Masters): 1st

World Championship Experience

2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (Over 65 Individual): Silver
2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (Over 65 Individual): Gold

Quotable Erica Linthorst: "Playing as a team member is an honor; representing a country a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Team spirit and succor is an unparalleled experience that I feel so very fortunate to receive and share. It is certainly a crowning accomplishment to have come this distance and as a “newbie” I am thrilled to go Vladivostok, Russia with such a terrific group of people I can call teammates and friends."