Paige McPherson
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| Born |
October 1, 1990 Abilene, Texas |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | Welterweight (67 kg) |
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Medal record
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| Updated on July 22, 2015. | |
Paige Arielle "McFierce" McPherson (born October 1, 1990 in Abilene, Texas) is an Olympic taekwondo competitor from the United States.
McPherson was a silver medalist at the 2011 Pan Am Games.
She represented the USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women’s 67 kg taekwondo event, and in the preliminary round secured a surprise defeat over Team GB's Sarah Stevenson. McPherson went on to win a bronze medal by defeating Franka Anić of Slovenia 8-3.
After winning a Gold medal in the 2016 Pan American Games McPherson was selected to represent the United States as a member of the Team USA Taekwondo Team in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games if Rio, Brazil.
McPherson grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota. She and four other siblings were adopted by Dave and Susan McPherson. Her biological family includes an older brother and two half-siblings. She is of Filipino and African-American descent. She graduated from Black Hills Classical Christian Academy in 2009, and then went on to attend Miami-Dade College.
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