Nickname: "Big"
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195 pounds
Birthplace: Okinawa, Japan
High School: H. Frank Carey
Year of Graduation: 2011
Coach: Master Jin Suh
Dojang: High Performance
WTF World Ranking on 9/1/12: 61st (+87kg)
Enjoys listening to music, going to the movies and eating...his father, Jin, was a former U.S. National Team member and coach, and was named USAT's 2006 Coach of the Year...favorite foods are galbi, bulgogi, salmon and fried chicken...favorite athletes are Master Jin Suh and teammate Tashi Sherpa...favorite movies are Super Bad and Pirates of the Caribbean 3...listens to hip hop, R&B, and alternative rock...lists Canada as his favorite country visited for competition.
Did You Know?: Christian is a straight-A student...he teaches Taekwondo six days a week...he was born in Okinawa, Japan, on a U.S. military base while his father was in the Marines.
Quotable Christian Suh: "Champions never make excuses, they find a way."
Competition Record:
2011 National Collegiate Championships (Heavy): BRONZE
2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Heavy): 3rd
2010 USAT National Championships (Heavy): SILVER
2010 Canada Open (Heavy): GOLD
2010 Canada Open (Olympic Middle/Heavy): SILVER
2010 USAT York National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2009 U-24 National Team Trials (Heavy): 2nd
2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Heavy): 2nd
2009 U.S. Open (Heavy): BRONZE
2009 National Team Qualifier (Heavy): 1st
2008 U.S. Junior National Team Member (Jr. Heavy)
2008 Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2008 World Jr. Championships (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2008 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2008 York National Qualifier (Heavy): BRONZE
2008 York National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2008 U.S. Open (14-17 Heavy): GOLD
2007 Pan Am Jr. Championships (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2007 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2007 Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2007 Senior National Championships (Heavy): BRONZE
2007 Providence National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2007 Providence National Qualifier (Sr. Heavy): GOLD
2006 Junior Olympics - Elite Open (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2006 Buffalo National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
last updated 9/13/12