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Joël van der Weide

Joël van der Weide (born 20 June 1999) is a Dutch taekwondo athlete and reigning European Poomsae champion.

Joël van der Weide
Personal information
Born (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25)
Best, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTaekwondo
EventRecognized Poomsae
ClubSportcentrum Tapia
Coached byMieke Tapia
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Highest world ranking1 (2024)[1]
Medal record
Men’s Taekwondo
Representing  Netherlands
Senior
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya Poomsae, m under 30
Gold medal – first place 2021 Seixal Poomsae, m under 30
Gold medal – first place 2023 Innsbruck Poomsae, m under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rhodes Poomsae, m under 30
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Innsbruck Poomsae, Pair under 30
World Beach Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rhodes Poomsae, f under 30
European Beach Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya Poomsae, m under 30
Junior
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Nucia Poomsae, m under 14
Gold medal – first place 2015 Belgrade Poomsae, m under 17
Gold medal – first place 2015 Belgrade Poomsae, Pair under 17

Taekwondo career

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Joël van der Weide started practicing the Korean martial arts taekwondo at age six and started competing internationally at nine years old. He had at first tried out kyorugi (full-contact fighting), but then switched to poomsae.[2][3]

He participated in his first major tournament in 2013, the European Poomsae Championships in La Nucia, where he won gold in traditional poomsae in the cadets' category.[4] At the European Championships in 2015 held in Belgrade, he became European Champion in the juniors' as well as the pairs' competitions, the latter alongside teammate Angel Crystal.[5][6]

At the 2017 European Championships in Rhodes, he claimed a bronze medal at the men's senior poomsae competition. In 2018, he placed second at the men's poomsae competition at the World Beach Championships, also held in Rhodes. In 2019 and 2021, van der Weide became European Champion in the men's traditional poomsae competition at the European Championships in Antalya and Seixal, respectively.[7][8][9]

In 2023 in Innsbruck, he won the European Championships in traditional poomsae for the third time.[10] Additionally, he claimed a bronze medal in the pairs' traditional poomsae competition alongside his younger sister Dewi van der Weide.[11][12]

Personal life

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Van der Weide completed a Professional Education and Training program in Sport and Exercise at Summa College in Eindhoven and achieved a Bachelor of Arts through the Higher Professional Education program in Sports Science at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. He works as a taekwondo and self-defense instructor as well as a motivational speaker. He is also a poomsae coach at his taekwondo club.[13][14]

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References

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  1. ^ "World Taekwondo".
  2. ^ "Joël van der Weide joins Daedo team". MASTKD. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jongste 4de Dan Taekwondo Joël van der Weide". www.kliknieuwsoss.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.taekwondobond.nl/tbn/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/European-Poomsae-Championships-2013-Cadet-Male.pdf
  5. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "[wtu] 12th European Poomsae Championships 2015 Closing". wtu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Results 15th European Poomsae November 2021 -Seixal Portugal Day 2 – European Taekwondo Union". Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ "European Poomsae Championship Day-2 Medalist" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Al jaren de beste van Europa, nu gaat Joël ook voor goud met zijn zus". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ^ https://europetaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TalkFile_Day-1-Medalstanding.pdf
  12. ^ Keulen, Marc van (4 December 2023). "EK Poomsae 2023 – Taekwondo Bond Nederland" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ "TAEKWONDO – Zwei Europameister gaben Seminar in Tulln". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "kader | Sportcentrum Tapia" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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