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Jacob Grace

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    Athlete Bio

    Height

    6'3"

    Hometown

    Morgan Hill, CA

    Education

    Phoenix High School

    Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: Daewoon Lee...Biggest Inspiration: His mother...Favorite Books: The "Harry Potter" series and the "Lord of the Rings" series...Favorite TV Show: "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"...Favorite Movies: "Saving Private Ryan", "The Internship" and "Gran Torino"...Favorite Bands/Singers: DJ Kool Herc, DJ Grandmaster Flash, Hopsin, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., and Ice Cube...Favorite Quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali...Proudest Moment in Taekwondo: Winning the 2012 National Championships and becoming a Junior National Team member...Favorite Foods: Korean BBQ, Hawaiian, chicken adobo, spam and eggs, Pho and Italian food...Hobbies: filmmaking, breakdancing, music production, and food
    • 2018: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -68kg)
    • 2018: U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -68kg): 1st
    • 2017: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -68kg)
    • 2017: U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -68kg): 1st
    • 2017: New Zealand Open (-68kg): BRONZE
    • 2016: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather)
    • 2016: U.S. Open (-68kg): Quarterfinals
    • 2015: USAT National Championships (-68kg): GOLD
    • 2015: U.S. Open (-68kg): Round of 16
    • 2014: USAT National Championships (-68kg): GOLD
    • 2014: Mexico Open (-68kg): BRONZE
    • 2013: CUTA State Games (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
    • 2013: CUTA State Games (Sr. Feather): GOLD
    • 2012  USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Lt. Middle)
    • 2012: USAT National Championships (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
    • 2012: 6th World Taekwondo Culture Expo - Muju, Korea (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
    • 2012: CUTA Team Trials - Fresno, Calif. (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
    • 2012: USAT Western Regional Qualifier - San Jose, Calif. (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
    • 2012: USAT Western Regional Qualifier - San Jose, Calif. (Sr. Feather): SILVER
    • 2011: USAT National Qualifier - San Diego, Calif. (Jr. Bantam): SILVER
    • 2017 World Taekwondo Championships (-68kg): Round of 16
    Did You Know?: Jacob loves old-school music and used to be in a break dance crew.
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