Michelle Gonciarz

USA Taekwondo

Birth Year
1998
Home
Salt Lake City, Utah
Birth Place
Salt Lake City, Utah

Nickname: "Cheetah"
Height: 5-5
Weight: 
91 lbs.
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
High School: Juan Diego Catholic H.S.
Year of Graduation: 2016
Coach: Jacek Gonciarz
Dojang: trains at home dojang

Hobbies: sailing, dancing and singing

Favorite Food: homemade vegetable salad

Pre-Competition Meal: organic cereal and milk

Favorite Athletes: Cheyenne LewisDiana Lopez and Steven Lopez

Favorite Movie: "My Life in Ruins"

Favorite Music: soul and pop

Did You Know?: Michelle maintains a straight 4.0 GPA at Saint John the Baptist Middle School in Draper, Utah, and she has never missed even one day of school except for taekwondo competitions...she would like to one day become a family doctor.

Quotable Michelle Gonciarz: "I got a wonderful birthday present from my parents for my 12th birthday. It was a puppy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. His name is 'Sir Bentley'. He is the most wonderful little dog in the whole world."

MAJOR COMPETITION RESULTS:

2012  USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Fin)
2012 
USAT National Championships (Sr. Fin): GOLD
2012  USAT National Championships (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012  Utah Summer Games (Jr. Fly): GOLD
2012  USAT Western Regional Qualifier (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012  Stanford Spring Open (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012  Young In Cheon International Tournament (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012  Junior World Championship Trials (Jr. Fin): 5th

2011 
Pan Am Junior International Championships (12-13 Bantam): GOLD
2011  USAT Junior Prep National Team Member (Bantam)
2011 
USAT Junior Olympics (12-13 Bantam): GOLD
2011 
USAT San Diego National Qualifier (12-13 Bantam): GOLD

2010 
Global Open: GOLD
2010  USAT Junior Prep National Team Member (Fin)
2010 
USAT Junior Olympics (12-13 Fin): GOLD
2010  Utah State Qualifier: GOLD
2010  U.S. Open: GOLD

2009  USAT Junior Olympics: BRONZE
2009  Utah State Qualifier: GOLD
2009  U.S. Open: BRONZE

2008  Rocky Mountain Open: GOLD
2008  Jimmy Kim International: GOLD

2007  AAU National Championship: SILVER
2007  AAU National Qualifier: GOLD

last updated 7/11/12