Teens in the Olympics

Yes you got that right, we have quite a few teens who are making it big in the Olympics this year. I already came across more than 25 U.S. teens and while I'll try to introduce all of them in days to come, let me start off with this 17 year old Tae Kwon Do prodigy.

Charlotte Craig, a four-time Junior Olympic Taekwondo Champion, got her first taste of Taekwondo when she accompanied her father and brother to their Taekwondo sessions at just 2 years of age. Three years later, she was already taking lessons. And the rest as they say is history.

In addition to her medals at the U.S. Junior Olympic Championships, she earned a gold medal at the Junior Pan American Championships in Aruba. Charlotte took 1st place at the 2007 Pan Am Games Trials as well as the Olympic Trials Phase 1, and won herself a spot on the Olympic team. She is competing as a flyweight in the Being Olympics.

Print | posted on Friday, August 08, 2008 4:05 PM

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Its kewl that a kid can win the gold
Left by ronaldo on Sep 22, 2008 12:30 PM

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Yeah it is you don't here that much about kids in the olympics
Left by Neoswarrior on Sep 24, 2008 11:27 AM

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i totally agree with you neoswarrior you dont see them much but i think they are awesome when you do see them because their not much older than you.
Left by b$izz!e on Sep 24, 2008 11:46 AM

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yeah thats pretty amazing that the kid would achieve something like that. normally in the olympics you hear things about the older olympians and not kids that we can relate to. i agree with you big time bsizzle21!
Left by cheez-it11 on Sep 24, 2008 11:47 AM

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Yeah I totally agree with you hardly ever hear about people except for Michael Phelps
Left by Neoswarrior on Sep 24, 2008 11:50 AM

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I agree with everyone. It's sweet that someone a year or two older than you can win gold at the olympics. Imagine being in the spotlight all over the world and representing your country like that.
Left by t-rob on Sep 24, 2008 4:36 PM

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