Natalie Hershberger

Natalie Hershberger (born February 22, 2004) is an American taekwondo athlete and author of Kick it Fit with Natalie and "Tough Girls Finish First". Beginning in 2016, Natalie's regular column featured in Taekwondo Times Magazine "Kickchat with Nat" will offer younger martial artists an inside look at elite-level Taekwondo training.

Natalie began training in taekwondo at the age of five. She is a current AAU National Team member with the goal of representing the United States in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Hershberger has earned two AAU Junior Olympic Games titles (2012 and 2013) as well as five national championship titles (AAU and USAT). Acting as an ambassador of sport taekwondo, Hershberger hopes to bring her passion to the mainstream sports arena in America. Hershberger was named a 2015 Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year finalist (SKOTY), making her the first martial artist to be recognized as a finalist.

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2015 SPORTSKID OF THE YEAR FINALIST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS
2015 COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR TAEKWONDO TIMES MAGAZINE
TAEKWONDO COMPETITION AWARDS MEDAL
2012 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE
2012 AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS GOLD
2013 USAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD
2013 AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS GOLD
2014 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD
2014 USAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SILVER
2015 U.S. OPEN GOLD
2015 USAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD
2015 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD
2015 PAN AM YOUTH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD
2016 USAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE
2016 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD

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  2. ↑ "Hershberger aiming high". Bucyrustelegraphforum.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Olympic Hopeful: Natalie Hershberger". Richland Source. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "AAU Taekwondo". Aautaekwondo.org. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "AAU Taekwondo". Aautaekwondo.org. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 USAT National Championship Results". Team USA. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2013 USAT National Championships Brackets". Team USA. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2015/January/23/US-Open-Day-3-Results


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