Hayder Shkara
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| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1990 Auburn, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Homebush Boys High School, University of Technology Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Australian National Team | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ali Khalil | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 10th | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 24 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Hayder Shkara (born 21 May 1990) is a former professional Taekwondo athlete now turned Australian lawyer.
Shkara was introduced to martial arts at the age of 8, whilst living in Sydney. He entered the Australian national team in 2006.
From 2009 to 2017, Shkara was on the Australian National Taekwondo team and competed at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, 2015 World Taekwondo Championships and 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.
He attempted to gain selection to the London 2012 Olympic Games but failed to qualify, after a loss to Vaughn Scott.
Shkara was part of the Australian team's successful run at the 2015 Pacific Games, winning a gold medal there and claiming three bronze medals at the 2015 Polish, Russian and Serbian Opens.[1]
At a rematch with Vaughn at an Oceania 2016 qualifying tournament, Shkara was victorious and secured entry to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Shkara said he was not particularly good at sport as a child, but fell in love with Taekwondo. When he succeeded at qualifying for the Olympics, he said the feeling was immense.[3]