Nicknames: "Andy", "Master Oh"
Height: 5-9
Weight: 138 pounds
Birthplace: Flushing, N.Y.
High School: Townsend Harris H.S. '06
College: Queens College
Year of Graduation: 2010
Coach: Grandmaster Sang K. Oh
Dojang: Champion's Taekwondo - Team Champions (TC)
World Ranking on 9/1/12: T-214th (-63kg)
Andrew is a 5th dan certified kukkiwon black belt... Both his father and brother are Taekwondo masters...Andrew is one of the head Master Instructors of one of the Ultimate Champion's Taekwondo locations... hobbies include fishing, movies and spending time with friends and family...prefers to eat pasta, rice and fish, and a salad before a competition...favorite athlete is Moon Dae Sung...favorite movie is Fighter in the Wind...enjoys listening to Christian, R&B, Rap, and Korean...lists Mexico as his favorite country visited for a competition.
Did you know?: Andrew is one of the current Athlete Advisory Council representatives for the New York State Taekwondo Federation. He also teaches bible study for the Youth Group at Hyoshin Presbyterian Church.
Quotable Andrew Oh: "I would like to thank God for allowing me to glorify Him through Taekwondo. Also, I would like to thank my family, all the students, parents and friends of Champions TKD & TC - Team Champions, members of the Hyoshin Church, and all my friends for their unending support." - "What is impossible with men is possible with God" (Luke 18:27).
Competition Record:
2012 Olympic Team Trials - Phase 7 (-68kg): 7th
2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Bantam): 2nd
2010 2012 Olympic Team Trials 1 (Bantam/Feather): 9th
2010 U.S. Senior Nationals (Bantam): GOLD
2010 U-24 National Team Member (Bantam)
2010 U-24 National Team Trials (Bantam): 1st
2009 Buffalo National Qualifier (Feather): BRONZE
2009 Pan Am Team Trials Camp: 2nd
2009 Champions Open: GOLD
2008 Collegiate World Trials (Bantam): 2nd
2008 York National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2007 U.S. Senior Nationals (Bantam): BRONZE
2007 World University Games Trials (Bantam): 1st
2007 Collegiate Nationals: SILVER
2007 U.S. Open (Forms): SILVER
2007 New Jersey State Championships: GOLD
2006 Champions Open: GOLD
2006 U.S. Senior Nationals: Quarterfinals
2006 Miami National Qualifier: SILVER
2006 AAU District Qualifier: GOLD
2006 U.S. Open: Quarterfinals
2006 New Jersey State Championships: GOLD
2006 New York State Championships: GOLD
2005 U.S. Senior Nationals: Quarterfinals
2005 British Open (Bantam): BRONZE
2005 Junior National Team Member
2005 Junior Olympics (Jr. Light): GOLD
2005 Providence National Qualifier (Junior): GOLD
2005 Providence National Qualifier (Senior): BRONZE
2005 Canada Team Championships: SILVER
2005 Virginia State Championships (Senior): GOLD
2005 Virginia State Championships MVP
2005 New Jersey State Champs. (Sr. Bantam): GOLD
2005 U.S. Open (Jr. Light): BRONZE
2005 NYSTC British Open Team Trials (Jr.): GOLD
2005 New York State Championships (Sr. Fly): GOLD
2004 USA vs. Mexico Goodwill Games (Sr. Fly): SILVER
2004 USA Goodwill Games Team Trials (Sr. Fly): GOLD
2004 New York State Championships (Sr. Fly): GOLD
2003 New York State Championships (Jr. Light): GOLD
2002 New York State Championships (Jr. Light): GOLD
2001 New York State Championships: GOLD
2000 New York State Championships: GOLD
last updated 9/11/12