Kendall Yount

Kendall Yount

A sportswoman being awarded with a medal

Kendall Yount (far left) in Chinese Taipei at the Youth Olympic Game Qualifier
Born July 9, 1998
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Residence Kentucky, USA
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 129 lb (59 kg; 9 st 3 lb)
Style Taekwondo
Trainer Juan Moreno[1]

Kendall Yount (born July 9, 1998) is an American taekwondo athlete.[2] She began training taekwondo at the age of 4, looking for a place in the American Olympic team for 2016.[3] Yount qualified for the first junior national team when she was 12 years old.[4] She has participated in six national teams for the United States.

Yount was selected as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony before earning Olympic gold at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, as the only taekwondo representative of the United States. [5]

She also represented the US at the Pan American Games in 2012, winning a gold medal for her country.

Yount received a gold medal at the Costa Rica Open (2012) in the senior division (18–32 years of age).[6] At 13, she won gold at the 2012 National Championships, in the world class senior light weight division.[7] Yount qualified for the senior team trials of the United States by winning bronze at the Senior Nationals in 2014.[8]

Except for her accolades with the American national team, she is a two time world champion according to the American Taekwondo Association, an American martial arts association.

Awards

Tournament (Year)[6][9][10] Medal
USAT Nationals (2011) Gold
USAT Nationals (2012) Gold
Costa Rica Open (2012) Gold
AAU Team Trials (2013) Gold
AAU Nationals (2013) Gold
USAT Nationals (2013) Gold
Canada Open (2013) Gold
Pan-American Championships (2013) Gold
Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (2014) Silver
USA World Team Trials (2014) Gold
USA Y.O.G. Team Trials (2014) Gold
USA Open (2014) Gold
German Open (2014)[11] Bronze
Youth Olympic Games (2014) Gold

References

  1. ↑ "Kendall Yount". Olympics Team USA. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Waddell, Greg (July 26, 2012). "Owenton martial artist makes history at USA Taekwondo National Championships". The Oldham Era. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Whitlock, John (November 21, 2012). "Gold hunt: Owen County taekwondo standout". The News Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Yount, Kendall / USA (WTF Qualification Tournament For Nanjing 2014)". YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Flag bearer Yount adds Gold Medal to YOG Experience".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Yount, Kendall". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "USA Taekwondo". USA Taekwondo. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "USA Taekwondo". USA Taekwondo. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ Simpson, Mandy (March 21, 2011). "Danville girl's killer kick earns world championship". Central Kentucky News. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Hopeful: Still Chasing Her Dream". True Blue Coverage. July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "German Open 2014 Poolists 1" (PDF). WordPress. Retrieved July 6, 2014.