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Verina Wihongi

New Zealand taekwondo practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Verina Rosiland Wihongi is a taekwando practitioner from New Zealand.

Wihongi has a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo.[1] She was the first woman to represent New Zealand in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens.[2][3] She qualified for the Olympics after winning the selection tournament in Auckland and the Asian Taekwondo Games in Bangkok.[1]

Personal life

She works as a Dairy Herd Manager in Balclutha with her partner, Ngatai.[1]

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