Name: William Smith III
Height: 5-10
Weight: 132 lbs.
DOB: 7/8/2003
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Team/Club: Villas Taekwondo and Premier Martial Arts
Coach(es): Gus Villa, Peter Lopez
Other Career Highlights
- 2018 USA Taekwondo All-American
- 2018 Bronze USAT National Championships 55 kg Junior World Class Black Belt
- 2018 Silver AAU S. California Championships 55 kg Junior World Class Black Belt
- 2018 Gold 3 local CA tournaments 55 kg Junior World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Gold Presidents Cup for the Americas 53 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Gold and IME CA State Team Representative at CUTA Bi-National Games 53 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Gold Utah 53 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Gold Jimmy Kim Tournament 53 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Silver AAU S. California Championships 49 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2017 Gold 7 local CA tournaments Cadet 49 kg and 53 kg Cadet World Class Black Belt
- 2016 Gold USAT National Championships Red Belt 45 kg Cadet
- 2016 Gold California State Championships Red Belt 45 kg Cadet
- 2016 Gold Texas State Championships Red Belt 45 kg Cadet
- 2016 Gold International Taekwondo Festival Red Belt 45 kg Cadet
- 2016 Gold 9 local CA tournaments Red Belt 45 kg Cadet
- 2015 Gold Nevada State Championships Brown Belt fighting Red Belt 41 kg Cadet
- 2015 Silver Jimmy Kim Tournament 41 kg Brown Belt fighting Red Belt Cadet
- 2015 Silver International Taekwondo Festival 41 kg Brown Belt fighting Red Belt Cadet
- 2015 Gold 10 local CA tournaments 41 kg Brown Belt fighting Red Belt Cadet
- 2014 Gold Utah State Championships Green Belt fighting Blue Belt Youth
- 2014 Gold 7 local CA tournaments Green Belt fighting Blue Belt Youth
Personal:
Started Taekwondo in 2010...Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: James Smith (my brother William James Smith, IV), 3 years undefeated State and National Champion fought through medical problems to be a champion!...Favorite Non-Taekwondo Athlete: George St-Pierre...Who is your biggest inspiration?: Mahatma Gandhi (ideals of change with peace), My dad (always pushing me to become better than I was yesterday), Stephen Hawking (his ideas of quantum mechanics and black holes)...Favorite Food: Mac-N-Cheese...Favorite Book: I don't have a favorite book, but I like non-fiction Chemistry and Biology books....Favorite TV Show(s): Regular Show, The Office...Favorite Movie(s): Avengers, Thor Ragnarok, Godzilla, Avengers Age of Ultron, Avengers Infinity War...Favorite Band(s)/Singer(s): (I like many different types of music) Pachelbel, Jay Z, 50 Cent, Mozart, Bruno Mars, Boston, Duran Duran, Psychedelic Furs...Favorite/Inspirational Quotes: "Nothing is to be feared it is only to be understood." -Marie Curie...What is your proudest moment in Taekwondo to date?: My proudest moment in taekwondo was when I won the President's Cup.
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