International Championship Highlights

2019 Cadet

2022 Junior - Bulgaria World TKD Championship M-55KG - Silver

2022 Senior - Guadalajara World Championship - M-58KG

2023 Senior - Azerbaijan World Championships - M-58KG

First Appearance: WT Taiyuan Grand Prix - Quarter Final

Career Highlights

2024 - USA Team Trials - GOLD
2023 USA Sr. World Team Trials - GOLD
2023 Senior M-58kg National Championship - GOLD
2023 U.S. Grand Prix East - Senior M-58KG - GOLD
2022 - USA Senior World Team Trials - GOLD
2022 USA Junior World Team Trials - GOLD
2023 U.S. Grand Prix East - Junior M-55KG - GOLD
2021 Junior M-55KG National Championship - GOLD
2020 - NY State Championships - JR Sparring M-51kg. - GOLD
2020 - US Open Taekwondo Championships JR Sparing (-51kg.) - SILVER
2019 - Cadet World Championship Team Member (-49kg.)
2019 Cadet M-49KG National Championship - GOLD
2019 - 2020 Cadet All American Athlete
2019 - Cadet National Team Member (-49kg.)
2019 - Inaugural U.S. Cadet Grand Slam Sparing Cadet (-49) - SILVER
2019 - World Taekwondo Pan American Cadet and JR Championships - WILDCARD - Cadet -49
2019 - New Jersey Taekwondo Open Championships Sparing Cadet (-49) - GOLD
2019 - Inaugural U.S. Cadet Grand Slam Sparing Cadet (-49) - 2ND PLACE
2019 - World Taekwondo President's Cup Pan-America (G2) (Sparing Cadet-49) - Bronze
2019 - Canada Open Sparring - Black Belt (-49kg) - SILVER
2019 - USAT National Championships - World Class Cadet - Sparing -49kg. - GOLD
2019 - Pan Am Cadet and JR Championships -Sparring Cadet -49kg. - GOLD
2019 - Pan Am Open Championships - Sparring -World Class Cadet -49kg. - GOLD
2019 - INTERNATIONAL METRO Open - Sparing Cadet -49kg. - GOLD
2019 - SC State Championships - Sparring - World Class Cadet -49 - Gold
2019 - NJ AAU State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Gold
2019 - PA State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Gold
2019 - CT AAU State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt -53 - Gold
2019 - NY State Championships - Sparring - World Class Cadet -49 - Gold
2019 - MA State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Gold
2018-19 Cadet All American Athlete
2018 - Official Wildcard Award - World Taekwondo President's Cup Pan America
2018 - World Taekwondo President's Cup Pan-America (G2) - -49 - Bronze
2018 - World Taekwondo Pan America Championships (G1) - -49 - Silver
2018 - PA State Championships -Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Gold
2018 - NJ State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Silver
2018 - NY State Championships -Sparring - Black Belt - -49 - Bronze
2017 - NJ State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -45 - Silver
2016 - NJ State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -40 - Gold

Personal Highlights

Career: Taekwondo Athlete / US ARMY/ Student

Proudest Taekwondo Moments :

*2022 Bulgaria Jr. World Championships earned Silver Medal for Team USA is one of my accomplished and proudest moments in my TKD career.

*My first appearance at WT Taiyuan Grand Prix - I am very Proud and Motivated to blend in with the Olympians and made it to Quarter Finals.

Favorite Food: Filipino Food

Quote: “Slowly, but Surely”

PIA ALEKSANDRA MELENDEZ

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