Park Hyo-ji

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Hyo-Ji
Personal information
Born October 23, 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 27)
Incheon, South Korea

Park Hyo-Ji (Hangul: 박효지, born October 23, 1988 in Incheon) is a South Korean female taekwondo practitioner.

Career

In 2007, she was selected as a member of the South Korean national taekwondo team and competed in the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships, but lost to Charlotte Craig of the United States in Round of 32.[1]

In July 2009, Park won the gold medal in finweight (-47 kg) at the Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.[2] On October 17, she won the gold medal in finweight (-46 kg) at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Doping test controversy

In December 2009, Park refused to take the random doping test requested by the WTF, at the South Korean national championships in Gimje. As a result, the WTF imposed a two years' suspension on Park for missing the drug test.

References

  1. "2008 U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Storylines". Taekwondo Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. "2009 Summer World University Games Summary". National Collegiate Taekwondo Association. Retrieved 2009-10-19.


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