Paige McPherson explained

Birth Date:1 October 1990
Birth Place:Abilene, Texas
Residence:Miami, Florida
Height:1.73 m
Weight:67 kg
Country:
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:Welterweight (67 kg)
Coach:Juan Moreno
Updated:19 September 2018

Paige Arielle "McFierce" McPherson (born October 1, 1990, in Abilene, Texas) is an Olympic taekwondo competitor from the United States.[1] [2]

Biography

Early life and education

McPherson grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota.[3] She and four other siblings were adopted by Susan and Dave McPherson.[4] Her biological family includes an older brother and two half-siblings.[5] She is of African American and Filipino descent.[6] She graduated from Black Hills Classical Christian Academy in 2009 and then went on to attend Miami-Dade College.[7]

Career

McPherson was a silver medalist at the 2011 Pan Am Games.[8]

She represented the USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women’s 67 kg taekwondo event and in the preliminary round secured a surprise defeat over Team GB's Sarah Stevenson.[9] McPherson went on to win a bronze medal by defeating Franka Anić of Slovenia, 8-3.[10]

After winning a gold medal in the 2016 Pan American Games McPherson was selected to represent the United States as a member of the Team USA Taekwondo Team in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.[11] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost her first match against Farida Azizova.

She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12]

Personal life

McPherson is of African-American and Filipino descent.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Paige McPherson competes in Olympic Games. October 27, 2014. South Dakota Public Broadcasting. July 27, 2012.
  2. Paige McPherson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070815/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/paige-mcpherson-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 May 2020.
  3. News: Holland. Deb. Paige McPherson plans visit to Sturgis. October 27, 2014. Meade County Times-Tribune. Rapid City Journal.
  4. News: Holland. Deb. Sturgis woman going for Olympic gold. October 27, 2014. Meade County Times–Tribune. Rapid City Journal. July 27, 2012.
  5. News: Florek. Michael. Olympic taekwondo star is one of five adopted kids in family. October 27, 2014. USA Today. June 19, 2012.
  6. News: Rodriguez. Alex. Paige McPherson: She's McFierce. October 27, 2014. Miami New Times. November 22, 2012.
  7. News: Knuckles. Dennis. McPherson ready to live Olympic dream. October 27, 2014. Black Hills Pioneer. March 23, 2012.
  8. News: Aldred. Tanya. August 10, 2012. London 2012 Olympics: tragic death of parents puts defeat in perspective for Sarah Stevenson. The Daily Telegraph. October 27, 2014.
  9. News: August 10, 2012. Paige McPherson advances. ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 27, 2014.
  10. News: Cherwa. John. Dillman. Lisa. August 10, 2012. OLYMPICS ROUNDUP Paige McPherson wins bronze in taekwondo. Los Angeles Times. October 27, 2014.
  11. Zirogiannis. Marc. September 2016. The Age of McFierce. Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. 2. September 2016. 18–22. 4 September 2016. 28 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428232537/https://tkdlifemagazine.com/subscribers-page-current-and-back-issue/. dead.
  12. Web site: OlympicTalk. 2021-06-19. U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games. 2021-06-19. OlympicTalk NBC Sports. en-US.
  13. Web site: Asian-American Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Rio Olympics. July 15, 2016. NBC News.

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