Ottawa, ON – Taekwondo Canada has concluded competition at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The team competed against the world’s best during the seven day event.

The Senior National Team consisted of 16 athletes (8 male and 8 female) who competed for gold and ranking points during the event. Seven coaches and three support staff also attended the event on behalf of Team Canada. The full team results are listed below:

Name	Hometown	Discipline	Division	Result
Angelique Orozco	Toronto, ON	Kyorugi	W-46kg	Round of 16
Skylar Park	Winnipeg, MB	Kyorugi	W-57kg	Round of 16
Ethienne Brunet	Montreal, QC	Kyorugi	M-87kg	Round of 16
Viviane Tranquille	Champlain, QC	Kyorugi	W-49kg	Round of 32
Ashley Kraayeveld	Mississauga, ON	Kyorugi	W-62kg	Round of 32
Nathalie Iliesco	Montreal, QC	Kyorugi	W-67kg	Round of 32
Sofie Nicholson	Surrey, BC	Kyorugi	W-73kg	Round of 32
Rachel Fountain	Waterloo, ON	Kyorugi	W+73kg	Round of 32
Nicholas Hoefling	Campbellville, ON	Kyorugi	M-54kg	Round of 32
Braven Park	Winnipeg, MB	Kyorugi	M-58kg	Round of 32
Shane Britton	Surrey, BC	Kyorugi	M-63kg	Round of 32
Marc-André Bergeron	Québec City, QC	Kyorugi	M+87kg	Round of 32
Megan Brewster	Stouffville, ON	Kyorugi	W -53kg	Round of 64
Tae-Ku Park	Winnipeg, MB	Kyorugi	M-68kg	Round of 64
Charlélie Mercier	Lévis, QC	Kyorugi	M-74kg	Round of 64
Cédric Ndzouli	Québec City, QC	Kyorugi	M-80kg	Round of 64

Taekwondo Canada’s High Performance Director Dr. Allan Wrigley said of the performance at this year’s World Championships, “The Baku World Championships were especially challenging for our Senior team. When competing against the best in the world at this level, the margins between winning and losing are razor thin. While we were on the losing end of many close matches, we need to maintain our focus on how to get better based on this experience. With Olympic qualification still front and centre for this year, our coaches and athletes will need to apply what they have learned here to get ready for the Grand Prix circuit which kicks off this week.”

About Taekwondo Canada:

Taekwondo Canada is the official governing body of Taekwondo in Canada, overseeing the sport in all Provinces and Territories. Taekwondo Canada is recognized by World Taekwondo, the International Olympic Committee, PATU and Sport Canada. Taekwondo Canada will continue to be a leading nation in the sport by providing leadership and opportunities to enable its participants to achieve their goals.

Contact:              

Dave Harris

Executive Director

(519) 859-7410

ed@taekwondo-canada.com