Andrea St. Bernard

Andrea St. Bernard (born 2 October 1979 in St. George's, Grenada)[1][2] is a Grenadian taekwondo competitor.

Andrea St. Bernard
Personal information
Born (1979-10-02) 2 October 1979
St. George's, Grenada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Grenada
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)67kg
Coached byPaul Beard
Updated on 22 July 2012.

St. Bernard was born in Grenada but moved to Toronto, Canada, when her parents emigrated during the Grenadian Revolution, and holds dual Canadian and Grenadian citizenship.[3] She studied at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, where she played for the Dukes volleyball team.[3] She attended law school at the University of Toronto and after graduating began working for McMillan LLP as a debt financing associate.[4] She is 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) tall and is coached by Paul Beard.[5]

Taekwondo

St. Bernard was introduced to taekwondo during her time at law school by her aunt, who holds a black belt in the sport.[5] She began training at the Young Choung Academy in Toronto.[4]

At the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, St. Bernard was eliminated in the first round of the women's welterweight event after losing to Sun Ai-chi of Chinese Taipei.[6] At the 2011 World Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, she was disqualified in her first round bout in the women's welterweight.

St. Bernard qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics via the 2011 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico in November 2011. She lost her semifinal bout to Paige McPherson of the United States but earned her position at the Games by beating Costa Rican Katherine Alvarado by a score of 11–8 in the third-place match.[7]

In March 2012, McMillan organised a reception for St. Bernard and matched the US$7,500 of donations she had raised to fund her career.[5] She represented Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, in the women's 67 kg weight class.[3] The event was held on 10 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.[8] She was the first ever taekwondo competitor for Grenada at an Olympic Games.[3]

References
  1. "St. Bernard, Andrea". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. "Andrea St Bernard". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. "Andrea St. Bernard to Represent Grenada in Taekwondo at London Olympics". CBS College Network. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. Gross, Karen (11 April 2012). "Andrea St. Bernard, JD 2005, heads to the London Olympics". University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. Gray, Jeff (6 April 2012). "What lawyer Andrea St. Bernard does for kicks". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. "2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Copenhagen Official report" (pdf). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  7. "Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament Concludes in Great Success". World Taekwondo Federeation. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  8. "Women's -67kg". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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