Daniel Trenton
| Daniel Trenton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 March 1977 Melbourne, Australia |
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Style | Taekwondo |
| Teacher(s) | Joon No, Jin Tae Jeong |
| Rank | 6th dan (WTF) |
| Occupation | Lawyer & Taekwondo coach |
| Notable students | Tina Morgan Ryan Carneli Burak Hasan Safwan Khalil Carmen Marton |
| Notable school(s) | Monash Law Faculty, Redden College, St Joseph's College (North Fitzroy), Our Ladies Primary School (Brunswick East) |
| Website | www.betaekwondo.com.au www.sta.asn.au www.jk-legal.com |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Australia
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| Men's taekwondo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | +80 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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1999 Edmonton | Heavyweight |
| Asian Championships | ||
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2002 Amman | Heavyweight |
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1996 Melbourne | Heavyweight |
| World Cup | ||
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2002 Tokyo | Heavyweight |
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1997 Cairo | Heavyweight |
Daniel Trenton (born 1 March 1977) is an Australian Legal Practitioner, taekwondo coach and formerly represented his country in the sport at international level. He won a silver medal in the heavyweight (+80 kg) division of men's taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Trenton was Head Coach of Australia's Olympic taekwondo team in 2008.
Trenton was born on 1 March 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greg and Gina Trenton. He grew up in a housing commission in the suburb of Fitzroy North. He began training in taekwondo when his parents bought him a lesson in the martial art for his 11th birthday. He trained in taekwondo in the Victorian Taekwondo Academy. In 1995, he won a scholarship to the Victorian Institute of Sport, which was to become his main training institution. Joon No was one of his taekwondo coaches.
Trenton began his international competitive career in the heavyweight division, participating in two tournaments before winning his first medal: a silver medal at the 1996 Asian Championships in Melbourne. He won bronze medals at the 1997 World Cup in Cairo and the 1999 World Championships in Edmonton. Around this period, he was working as a taekwondo instructor, and was studying recreation management at the Victoria University of Technology.
Leading up to the 2000 Summer Olympics, Trenton held 10 Australian taekwondo championship titles. He made it to the final match of his division, but lost 6-2 to Kim Kyong-Hun from South Korea. After winning the silver medal, he tried starting a legal career with tertiary studies at Monash University, but soon returned to taekwondo competition as his main occupation. He also coached the Monash University taekwondo team while in his third year of studies at the institution. In 2001, he was a quarter-finalist at the World Championships, and in 2002 he placed second at the Asian Championships in Amman and the World Cup in Tokyo. He was listed at 180 cm (5' 11") in height and 86 kg (190 lb.) in weight.
Trenton dropped a weight division for his next Olympic Games campaign, entering the weltweight (–80 kg) division. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Trenton competed but did not make it through the final rounds; he was defeated in a quarter-final match by eventual bronze medallist Yousef Karami from Iran. By the end of his competitive career, Trenton held 16 Australian taekwondo championship titles, and had three major operations (three shoulder reconstructions and one ankle reconstruction).
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