Natalie Hershberger (born February 22, 2004) is an American taekwondo athlete and author of Kick it Fit with Natalie and Tough Girls Finish First. Beginning in 2016, Hershberger wrote a regular column featured in the Tae Kwon Do Times known as "Kickchat with Nat", focused on taekwondo training.
Hershberger began training in taekwondo at the age of five. She is a current USA Taekwondo National Team Member with the goal of representing the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Hershberger has won two AAU Junior Olympic Games titles (2012 and 2013) and seven national championship titles (AAU and USAT). Hershberger was named a 2015 Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year finalist (SKOTY), making her the first ever martial artist to be recognized as a finalist.
| Awards | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| Ohio Senate Resolution #326 | 129th General Assembly |
| 2015 Sportskid of the Year Finalist | Sports Illustrated Kids |
| 2015 Competitor of the Year | Tae Kwon Do Times |
| Ohio Senate Resolution #256 | 129th General Assembly |
| Competition | Medal |
|---|---|
| 2012 AAU National Championships | Bronze |
| 2012 AAU Junior Olympics | Gold |
| 2013 USAT National Championships | Gold |
| 2013 AAU Junior Olympics | Gold |
| 2014 AAU National Championships | Gold |
| 2014 USAT National Championships | Silver |
| 2015 U.S. Open | Gold |
| 2015 USAT National Championship | Gold |
| 2015 AAU National Championship | Gold |
| 2015 Pan Am Youth Open Championship | Gold |
| 2016 USAT National Championships | Bronze |
| 2016 AAU National Championships | Gold |
| 2016 AAU National Team Trials | Gold |
| 2017 Spanish Open | Gold |
| 2017 USAT National Championships | Gold |
| 2017 AAU National Team Trials | Gold |
| 2018 U.S. Open | Gold |
| 2018 European President's Cup | Gold |
| 2018 USAT National Championships | Gold |
| 2018 AAU National Team Trials | Gold |
| 2018 Pan American President's Cup | Gold |
| 2019 U.S. Open | Gold |
| 2019 Belgian Open | Gold |
| 2019 Dutch Open | Bronze |
| 2019 Pan American Junior Championships | Gold |
| 2019 Pan American President's Cup | Gold |
| 2020 U.S. Open | Gold |
References edit
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- ^ "Olympic Hopeful: Natalie Hershberger". Richland Source. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 USAT National Championship Results". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "2013 USAT National Championships Brackets". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ US Open Day 3 Results teamusa.org