Jackie Galloway

Jackie Galloway is an American taekwondo competitor scheduled to compete in the 2016 Olympics. She is also a citizen of Mexico.[1]

2012 season

Galloway was an alternate for the Mexican team at the 2012 Olympics.[2]

2015 season

She won bronze at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships.[3] Galloway earned a spot in the 2016 Olympics by being in the top six ranked competitors in her weight class.[4]

Personal life

She is an engineering student at Southern Methodist University.[5] While there she was on the rowing team.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "North Texas Tae Kwon Do Star Headed To The Olympics". dfw.cbslocal.com.
  2. ↑ "Steven Lopez makes fifth U.S. Olympic taekwondo team". OlympicTalk.
  3. ↑ Courtney Collins. "College Taekwondo Athlete Fights Her Way Around The Globe For Shot At The Olympics".
  4. ↑ "Jackie Galloway is first to qualify for 2016 U.S. Olympic taekwondo team". OlympicTalk.
  5. ↑ "College Sports: Hairopoulos: North Texans vying for 2016 Olympics: Jordan Spieth, 16-year-old gymnast, more - SportsDay". SportsDay.
  6. ↑ "Aiming high". Wylie News.
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