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Taekwondo Standout Faith Dillon Riding High Heading Into First Olympic Experience. The 21-year-old Dillon, who was raised in Las Vegas, earned her first Olympic berth in April.
Carl Nickolas, also known as CJ Nickolas, is an American taekwondo practitioner who won the silver medal at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships. He is also a three-time gold medalist at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships and a Pan American Games medalist.
Jul 24, 2024 · Born Carl Alan Nickolas, the athlete won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and silver at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, the first U.S. taekwondo medal at the...
Aug 9, 2024 · Team USA's CJ Nickolas defeated Farzad Mansouri of the Refugee Olympic Team in a thrilling Round of 16 match at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He advanced to the quarterfinals with two head kicks in the final seconds of each round.
Jul 21, 2024 · CJ Nickolas is the No. 2 taekwondo fighter in the world in his weight class and Team USA’s best shot at a medal in the men’s Olympic event.
- Curtis Bunn
- Reporter, NBC BLK
May 31, 2023 · CJ Nickolas became the first American man to win a world taekwondo championships medal since 2009, taking silver in the 80kg division in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. Nickolas, 21, beat Olympic bronze medalist Seif Eissa of Egypt in the semifinals, then dropped the final to Italian Simone Alessio , the world’s top-ranked man in the division.
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Aug 9, 2024 · Paris, France – August 9, 2024 – Team USA's CJ Nickolas demonstrated determination in the Men's Taekwondo -80kg division semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a challenging match against Tunisia's Firas Katoussi at the Grand Palais, Nickolas fought valiantly, ultimately falling short, but still moving on to the bronze medal match.
