Dominique Bosshart

Canadian taekwondo practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dominique Bosshart (born October 7, 1977)[1] is a Canadian taekwondo athlete.

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Dominique Bosshart
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Born (1977-10-07) October 7, 1977 (age 48)
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyHeavyweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1999 EdmontonHeavyweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del PlataHeavyweight
Bronze medal – third place1999 WinnipegHeavyweight
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She was Canada's only taekwondo competitor during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+ 67 kg).[2] She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not medal.

Bosshart began studying taekwondo at age 13, at the urging of her brother. At age 15, she moved from living with her parents in Landmark, Manitoba to living on her own in Winnipeg in order to train with Master Joo Kang at Kang's Taekwondo Academy.

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