Eva Sandersen
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Born | 12 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Recognized Poomsae; Freestyle Poomsae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Bodo Von Münchow Benjamin Harder Ky-Tu Dang Kim Drube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eva Eun-Kyung Sandersen (Korean: Eva 은경 Sandersen, born 12 February 2001) is a Danish taekwondo athlete. She is the 2022 World Poomsae champion, 2020 World bronze medalist and 2019 European champion.[1][2]
Career history
Eva Sandersen started practicing the Korean martial arts taekwondo in 2009 at the suggestion of her parents.[3]
Junior competitions
Following a series of wins in earlier years, Sandersen participated in her first competition as a junior at the 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, where she won a silver medal in the junior's freestyle competition in the age group "under 17" (ages 15 to 17).[4] Additionally, she competed in the junior's Recognized Poomsae competition, where she placed fifth.[5] At this competition, Eva also competed alongside teammates Lærke Pedersen and Emma Kayerød-Rasmussenwon in the synchronous-team category, where the group received a fifth place as well.[6]
Sandersen won a gold medal in the junior's Recognized Poomsae competition (ages 15 to 17) at the 2017 Taekwondo European Championships.[7] At the same event, she also earned a second place in the junior's freestyle competition.
In 2018, Sandersen participated in the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, where she earned two bronze medals - on in the Recognized Poomsae competition and on in the Freestyle Poomsae competition for the age group from 15 to 17 years. That same year, she won the gold medal in the Recognized Poomsae competition at the 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships.
Senior competitions
Sandersen participated in her first senior competition in 2019, at the 14th Taekwondo European Poomsae Championships in Antalya. She became European champion in the women's senior Recognized Poomsae competition (ages 18 to 30).[8]
In February 2020, Sandersen ruptured an Achilles tendon during a training session and had to take a break from competing for six months.[9]
At the end of the same year, she won her first major medal on the international stage at the 2020 Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, where she claimed bronze. The competition was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][8]
In 2021, Sandersen won the gold medal in the freestyle category of the women's senior competition (over 17 years of age) at the 15th Taekwondo European Poomsae Championships in Portugal.[11][12][8]
At the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, she became the world champion in the women's Recognized Poomsae senior competition (ages 18 to 30).[1][13] Additionally, Sandersen won the bronze medal in the women's Freestyle Poomsae competition.[14][15]
Public appearances
Sandersen participated in the fifth and final season of Danmark Har Talent in November 2019. She performed several programs consisting of taekwondo moves combined with stunt elements. Sandersen advanced into the finals but missed out on the Top 5, finishing in the 6th to 10th ranking.[16][17]
Personal life
Sandersen began studying for a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2021.[9]
References
- ^ a b "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ jul 2022, Clock 30; Journalist, kl 08:55 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Josefine Falkenberg. "Eva er verdensmester: "Andre unge drikker og fester - jeg har andre værdier"". TV 2 Lorry (in Danish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day3: 10th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RESULT_Individuals_Female_Junior.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Holte-pige slog til i taekwondo-VM". sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Group, Taekwondo Greece. "13th ETU European Poomsae Championships 2017". taekwondo greece group (in Greek). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b https://uniavisen.dk/en/world-champion-and-pharmacy-student/
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (14 December 2020). "Ernesto Guzman regains Poomsae World title". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Results 15th European Poomsae November 2021 -Seixal Portugal Day 2 – European Taekwondo Union". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ https://europeantaekwondounion.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/European-Poomsae-Championship-Day-2-Medalist-1.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "한국뉴스티브이-ROKNTV". 한국뉴스티브이-ROKNTV (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 3_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (26 April 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". masTKD.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Glæd dig til Danmark Har Talent i morgen: Virum-kæmperen Eva er i finalen". sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Nyheder | Kolding Taekwondo Klub - Sil'la". www.silla.dk. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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