Top Taekwondo Athletes and Influencers Dominating the Sport

Taekwondo is a martial art that translates to “the art of kicking and punching” and dates to ancient Korea. Taekwondo was first in the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 and will be in the Paris Games in 2024. When you’re watching Taekwondo athletes, you’ll see that they kick and punch their opponent while avoiding being struck themselves. We’ve gathered eight of the top Taekwondo athletes and influencers on Instagram, some of whom are hoping to make it to the Olympics in Paris. Working with athletes offers marketers an opportunity to be part of the conversation around sports. 

Taekwondo athletes on Instagram

Kimia is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Rio 2016. On Instagram, she has 764K followers and shares her training and competitions, plus traveling and her family.

Luana is a young but mighty Taekwondo athlete. She is from Hungary, and at the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Champions, she became the first female Hungarian to win a world title in Taekwondo. She shares competition and Taekwondo inspiration on her Instagram profile. 

Marko is going after the gold in the 2024 Olympics. He is a Croatian Taekwondo fighter and shares photos of his accomplishments on Instagram.

Kristina is also hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympics to be part of Team USA. Her Instagram is filled with Taekwondo pictures and videos because she’s been competing for most of her life.

CJ is a Team USA Taekwondo athlete and is going for gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris because he’s already qualified. He has 103K followers on Instagram and his community loves learning about Taekwondo.

Faith has loved Taekwondo for 17 years and is a part of Team USA. She shares some Taekwondo on Instagram, but also her life experiencing the world.

Anastasija has just over 19K followers on Instagram. She’s an American Taekwondo athlete and 2020 Olympic gold medalist. Her love for Taekwondo is apparent in her videos and photos of the sport all over her page.

Makayla was an alternate on Team USA in the 2020 Olympics and has also won the World Championship once and the Pan Am Championship twice. You can find her love for competing on Instagram.