Cory King

USA Taekwondo

Cory King
Birth Year
1991
Home
San Diego, California
Birth Place
San Diego, California

Nicknames: "Doodle" and "The Corminator"
Height:
5-11
Weight: 149
Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.
High School: La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) '09 
College: Miramar
Major: Business
Coaches: Tim Thackery and Joseph Salim
Dojang: Team X TKD

World Ranking on 9/1/12: T-150th (-74kg)

Hobbies: weightlifting, dancing, eating, training, teaching, spending time with his girlfriend, shopping and going to the beach

Favorite Foods: anything BBQ and anything spicy

Pre-Competition Meal: chicken fettuccine alfredo

Favorite Athlete: Urijah Faber

Favorite Movies: "The Boondock Saints" and "Inception"

Favorite Music: R&B, hip hop/rap, classical, pop and rock

Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Mexico

Did You Know?: Cory cries when watching sad movies...he played Pop Warner football for 6 years as a running back...he can pop his left knee really loud...he's been doing taekwondo since the age of 3...enjoys a good fight in competition...trained with Hyon Lee...his grandfather is his biggest fan...his mother sacrificed for him to train and compete.

MAJOR COMPETITION RESULTS:
2011  USAT San Diego National Qualifier (Feather): BRONZE
2011 
U.S. National Team Trials (Feather): 5th

2010 
USAT National Championships (Sr. Feather): BRONZE
2010
  USAT Fresno National Qualifier: GOLD
2010  California State Qualifier: GOLD

2009
  USAT National Championships: BRONZE
2009  USAT Fresno National Qualifier: SILVER
2009  California State Qualifier: SILVER

2008  Mexico City Open (Senior): SILVER
2008  Mexico City Open (Junior): GOLD

2007  USAT National Qualifier (Senior): BRONZE
2007  USAT National Qualifier (Junior): BRONZE

last updated 9/13/12