Dominique Bosshart
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Dominique Bosshart (born October 7, 1977)[1] is a Canadian taekwondo athlete.
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dominique BOSSHART - Olympic Taekwondo | Canada". International Olympic Committee. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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