Melissa Pagnotta

Canadian taekwondo practitioner

Melissa Pagnotta

Personal information
Born|  (1988-09-22) September 22, 1988 (age 36)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country|  Canada
Sport| Taekwondo

Medal record

Women's Taekwondo
Grand Prix
| 2015 Moscow | -67kg
Pan American Games
| 2011 Guadalajara | -67kg
Pan American Championships
| 2008 Cagus | -63kg
| 2010 Monterrey | -67kg
| 2014 Aguascalientes | -67kg
| 2018 Spokane | -67kg
| 2021 Cancun | -67kg
| 2022 Punta Cana | -67kg
Junior Pan American Championships
| 2003 Rio de Janeiro | -49kg
| 2005 Santa Cruz | -59kg

Melissa Pagnotta (born September 22, 1988) is a Canadian taekwondo fighter. Pagnotta participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[1] becoming the first Ontario representative in that sport. She qualified to the 2016 Olympics by winning Silver at the Pan Am Olympic Qualification event in Aguascalientes Mexico.[2] Pagnotta saw success at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara where she won gold in the lightweight (under 67 kg) class.[3] She won a silver at the 2015 World Grand Prix in Moscow losing a close match to Korea in sudden death. She has won the Pan Am Championships 4x (2005,2008, 2010 and 2014) and Commonwealth Championships 3x (2008,2014 and 2017).

## Results

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2023 Dominican Open - Silver

2022 World Championships (Mexico) - 9th

2022 Grand Prix (Manchester) - Top 16

2022 Grand Prix (Paris) - Top 32

2022 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Bronze

2022 Pan American Championships - Bronze (Dominican Republic)

2022 Belgium Open - Silver

2021 Pan American Championships - Bronze (Mexico)

2020 US Open - Bronze

2019 Grand Prix Final (Moscow) - Top 16

2019 French Open - Gold

2019 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold

2019 Canada Open - Gold (MVP)

2019 Grand Prix (Chiba) - Top 32

2019 Grand Prix (Rome) - Top 32

2019 Pan Am Open - Silver

2019 World Championships - 9th

2019 US Open - Silver

2018 Grand Prix Final (Fujairah) - Top 16

2018 Grand Prix 4 (Manchester) - Top 16

2018 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold (MVP)

2018 Canada Open - Silver

2018 Pan Am Championships - Bronze

2018 Grand Prix 1 (Rome) - Top 32

2018 US Open - Silver

2017 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Bronze

2017 Canada Open - Gold

2017 Commonwealth Championships - Gold

2017 Costa Rica Open - Silver

2017 World Championships - Top 8

2016 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup (Pan Am) - Gold

2016 Grand Prix Final - Top 8

2016 Olympic Games - Top 8

2016 Pan Am Open - Gold

2016 Pan Am Olympic Qualifier – Top 2

2016 Mexico Open – Gold

2016 German Open - Bronze

2016 Spain Open - Gold

2015 Pan Am Open- Gold

2015 Grand Prix 1 – Silver

2015 Grand Prix 2 – Top 16

2015 Grand Prix 3 – Top 32

2015 World Championships – Top 16

2015 Croatia Open – Top 8

2015 Morocco Open - Gold

2015 Canada Open - Gold

2015 US Open - Bronze

2014 Pan Am Open- Bronze

2014 Turkish Open- Top 8

2014 Paris Open - Silver

2014 Commonwealth Championships - Gold

2014 Grand Prix 3- Top 32

2014 Pan Am Championships - Gold

2014 Mexico Open - Silver

2014 Grand Prix 2- Top 32

2014 Grand Prix 1- Top 32

2014 US Open - Top 8

2014 Canada Open - Silver

2013 US Open - Silver

2013 Grand Prix Finals - Top 16

2013 Canada Open - Top 8

2012 Korea Open - Bronze

2012 Pan Am Championships - Top 8

2012 Canada Open - Top 8

2011 World Championships - Top 64

2011 Pan Am Games - Gold

2011 Korea Open - Bronze

2011 US Open - Gold

2010 Pan Am Championships - Gold

2010 Dutch Open - Top 8

2010 US Open - Gold

2010 Germany Open - Bronze

2009 US Open - Gold

2009 Korea Open - Top 8

2008 Commonwealth Championships - Gold

2008 Pan Am Championships - Gold - MVP

2007 World Championships - Top 32

2005 Jr Pan Am Championships - Gold

2005 Paris Open - Bronze

2004 Jr World Championships - Top 8

2003 Jr Pan Am Championships -Silver

2002 Jr World Championships - Top 64

Senior: 2022 Canadian National - Gold

2019 Canadian National - Gold

2018 Canadian National - Gold (MVP)

2017 Canadian National - Gold

2015 Canadian National - Gold

2014 Canadian National - Gold

2013 Canadian National - Gold

2012 Olympic Carding Game- Silver

2012 Canadian National - Gold

2011 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold

2011 Olympic Carding Game- Gold

2011 Canadian National - Gold

2010 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold

2010 Olympic Carding Game- Gold

2010 Canadian National - Gold

2009 Olympic Carding Game- Gold

2009 Canadian National Team Trials - Silver

2009 Canadian National - Gold

2008 Olympic Carding Game- Silver

2008 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold

2008 Canadian National - Gold - MVP

2007 Olympic Carding Game- Silver

2007 Canadian National Team Trials - Gold

2007 Canadian National - Gold

2006 Olympic Carding Game- Silver

2006 Canadian National - Gold

2005 Olympic Carding Game- Silver

2005 Canadian National - Bronze

2004 Olympic Carding Game- Gold

2004 Canadian National - Gold

## References

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1. ^ Hossain, Asif (2016-05-06). "Pagnotta named toin taekwondo for Rio 2016". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
2. ^ "Heading to Rio". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
3. ^ "Canada's Pagnotta earns taekwondo gold: Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. October 17, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

## External links

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* Melissa Pagnotta at TaekwondoData.com