Michelle Tau
Michelle Tau | |
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| Born | 1 April 1997  Lesotho |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Taekwondo athlete |
Michelle Tau (born 1 April 1997) is a Lesotho taekwondo athlete and beauty pageant contestant.
Michelle Tau was born on 1 April 1997 in Lesotho.[1]
Tau competed in the 2017 Face of Beauty International pageant in New Delhi after being crowned Face of Lesotho.[2]
Tau regularly competes in world taekwondo tournaments, taking home medals at the 2019 and 2023 African Games and the 2021 and 2023 African Taekwondo Championships. Tau was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay.[3]
Tau failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She represented Lesotho at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's taekwondo -49 kg category, where she was defeated by eventual bronze medal winner Mobina Nematzadeh in the first round.
| African Games | |||
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| Year | Location | Medal | Category |
| 2019 | Rabat (Morocco) |  Silver
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–46 kg |
| 2023 | Acra (Ghana) |  Bronze
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–46 kg |
| African Taekwondo Championships | |||
| Year | Location | Medal | Category |
| 2021 | Dakar (Senegal) | Bronze
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–46 kg |
| 2023 | Abiyán (Ivory Coast) | Bronze
|
–46 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Times, Lesotho (2017-09-15). "Tau upbeat on India pageant prospects". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Michelle Tau". Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Post, The (2020-03-03). "Blow for taekwondo Olympic hopefuls". The Post. Retrieved 2024-04-22.