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Arndt Mallepree

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Arndt Mallepree
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTaekwondo
Jeet Kune Do
EventTraditional Poomsae
ClubAn-Do Wattenscheid e.V.
Coached byBernhard Thomys
Dan Inosanto
Achievements and titles
World finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Veracruz Poomsae, P34 m>30
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Innsbruck Poomsae, P34 m>30

Arndt Mallepree (born 1970 or 1971) is a German taekwondo athlete and world champion in para poomsae.

Taekwondo career

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Arndt Mallepree began practising the Korean martial art of taekwondo in 1989 after first trying out judo and jujutsu. He has been training at the An-Do Wattenscheid e.V. sports club in Bochum since 1998.[1]

In 2013, Malleepree suffered eight strokes following an accident. After the subsequent hospitalisation and rehabilitation, he began taking part in taekwondo poomsae competitions.[2] Due to lingering trauma caused by the strokes, he competes in the P34 class, which comprises athletes with moderate physical impairments affecting one or both sides of the body.[3][4]

In 2023, Malleepree became world champion in the P34 competition for men aged 30 and over at the World Para Championships in Veracruz.[5][6] At the 2023 European Championships in Innsbruck, he also became European Champion in the P34 competition.[7][8] He is nominated to compete at the 2024 world championships to be held in November in Bahrain.[9]

Additionally to practising taekwondo and working as a coach at his club, Mallepree is an associated instructor in Jeet Kune Do und Kali, having studied directly under Daniel Arca Inosanto.[10]

Personal life

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Mallepree is a police officer and chief of the Bochum police homicide squad.[11][12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Polizist kämpft sich nach acht Schlaganfällen ins Leben zurück". www.wa.de (in German). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "World Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Para". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "[World Taekwondo] Poomsae Result". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Bochumer Polizist überlebt 8 Schlaganfälle – jetzt trägt er eine Goldmedaille". www.ruhr24.de (in German). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ https://europetaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TalkFile_Day-1-PARA-Result-Draw.pdf
  8. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Technik Weltmeisterschaft 2024". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Trainer". an-dos Webseite! (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ^ Bochum, Radio. "Frühstück mit Arndt Mallepree". Radio Bochum (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  12. ^ Ruhr, Radio Ennepe. "Grund für den Bochumer Hustadt-Mord geklärt". Radio Ennepe Ruhr (in German). Retrieved 1 November 2024.