Sponsored  Martial  Artist:

Steven Lin

- US National Taekwondo Team

Home: Chatham, New Jersey Birthday: June 8, 1987 Height: 5-10 Weight: 136 pounds Birthplace:New York, N.Y. High School: Chatham H.S. (Chatham, N.J.) ‘06 College: Rutgers University Major:Exercise Science/Sports Medicine Coach: Peter Bardatsos Dojang: Bardatsos Taekwondo World Ranking on 9/1/09: 19th (featherweight) Hobbies include basketball, soccer, spending time with friends and family and working out…enjoys Italian and Mexican food…eats salad and pasta with chicken before a competition…favorite athletes are Muhammed Ali and Michael Jordan…favorite movies are “Rocky IV” and “Fight Club”…enjoys listening to rap, rock and alternative rock…lists the Netherlands as his favorite country visited for competition.

Competition Record:

• 2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Feather): 2nd
• 2010 2012 Olympic Team Trials 1 (Bantam/Feather): 5th
• 2010 Canada Open (Feather): BRONZE
• 2010 Canada Open (Olympic Bantam/Feather): BRONZE
• 2010 National Collegiate Championships (Feather): SILVER
• 2009 Korea Open (Feather): BRONZE
• 2009  U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
  
• 2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Feather): 1st
• 2009 National Collegiate Championships (Light): GOLD
• 2009 U.S. Open (Feather): SILVER
• 2009 National Team Qualifier (Feather): 1st
• 2008 Pan Am Championships Team Member (Feather)
• 2008 U.S. Senior Nationals (Feather): GOLD
• 2008 Collegiate World Trials (Feather): 3rd
• 2008 Collegiate Nationals (Feather): BRONZE
• 2008 York National Qualifier (Feather): SILVER
• 2007Toronto Open: SILVER
• 2007 National Collegiate Championships (Fly): BRONZE
• 2006 U.S. Senior Nationals (Fly): GOLD
• 2006 Buffalo National Qualifier (Fly): GOLD
• 2006 U.S. Cup Team Member (Sr. Fly)
• 2005 Providence National Qualifier: SILVER
• 2005 NYSTC President’s Cup Male Athlete of the Year
• 2005 East Coast Open Male Athlete of the Year
• 2005 U.S. Cup Team Member (Jr. Light)
• 2005U.S. Cup Jr. Male Athlete of the Year
• 2004 Gold Cup Male Athlete of the Year
• 2004 Junior Olympics: SILVER.

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