Robin Cheong

Robin Haeyoun Cheong (born 16 December 1988 in Republic of Korea) is a New Zealand taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China reaching quarter finals and eventually ranked 7th. She won gold medal that same year in the Beijing Olympic Selection competition.[1]

Robin Cheong
Personal information
Born (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988
Republic of Korea
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57kg
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Cheong is a 2010 SPARC Taekwondo High Performance Project recipient, allowing her to compete internationally as a preparation for the forthcoming 2012 London Olympic Games.

In 2008, she received the most prestigious University award - the New Zealand University Blue.[2]

Cheong is a resident of Pinehill, Auckland. She is a member of Sejong Taekwondo[3] club and is coached by Grandmaster Jin Keun Oh.

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was knocked out in the first round by Hedaya Malak.[4]

Achievements

Other Robin's competition results include:

References
  1. "Robin Cheong Profile". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. "2008 New Zealand University Blues Recipients". Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. "Sejong Taekwondo". Sejongtkd.co.nz. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. "Robin Cheong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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