Day four of the 2024 World Championships was a historic one for Australian Taekwondo, with several records set at the World Poomsae Championships. It marked the most divisions placed in on a single day, the most divisions placed overall at a World Championships, and the highest number of team members to share medals at a single event. Outstanding results, and with one day to go, the excitement continues!
Australia's Under 60 Female Team secured our third silver medal of the Championships, narrowly losing to the USA in a tightly contested final. The team—Carmela Hartnett (Oh Do Kwan WA), Lucy Cleary (Song’s TKD VIC), and Pat Petrovski (Song’s TKD VIC)—exemplified the incredible depth of talent in our Masters divisions.
At the other end of the age spectrum, the Junior Pair of Alicia Grigg and Alexander Choo, both from City West TKD VIC, showed immense promise for the future by earning a well-deserved bronze medal.
Adding to the medal tally on day four was Robert Pace (Pace TKD VIC), who fought through four intense matches to claim bronze in the U65 Individual Male division.
Other performances of note included:
As of now, eleven team members have contributed to medal-winning performances across six divisions—setting a new record for the most team members returning home with medals from a single World Championships.
Congratulations to all our incredible athletes for their achievements so far, and best of luck to those competing on the final day. Go Team Australia!
