ATHLETE PROFILE       -      YARLENY ROA
Miss Roa Holds the Kukkiwon rank of 1st Dan which she attained on
July 25, 2004 at age 16.

She completed the WTF Class D Referee Seminar on August 2, 2002

Miss Roa began practicing Taekwondo in her native Colombia at age
eleven. In 2001 she gained national recognition as the
Best
Taekwondoist Category A
andin 2002 she was acclaimed
Sportswoman of the Year.
Before leaving Colombia to come to Las Vegas Miss Roa qualified at
Team Trials to represent Colombia at the Pan American Games.

Miss Roa is a High School Honor Roll student and a member of the
US Navy ROTC. She teaches at World Academy of taekwondo &
Hapkido. She trains in the LAITF High Prformance Program under
Masters George Tapia and Todd Phillips.

Miss Roa's Competition Record includes;
Gold Medal
2005 USA International Taekwondo Championship
Gold Medal
2004 22nd U.S. Invitational Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
2004 Aztecas Open Taekwondo Championship
Gold Medal
2004 Jimmy Kim Invitational Taekwondo Championship
Silver Medal
2004 Reno Open Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
2004 USA International Taekwondo Championships
2nd Place
2003 Colombia XXI National Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
2003 XII Santander Departmental Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
2002 Colombia National Color Belt Championships
1st Place
2002 Santander Departmental Open Taekwondo Tournament
1st Place
2002 2nd Colombia National Poomse Championship
1st Place
2002 XI Santander Departmental Taekwondo Championship
3rd Place
2002 V Colombia National Advanced-BB Tournament
1st Place
2002 Santander Departmental Open Taekwondo Tournament
1st Place
2001 III Santander Departmental Taekwondo Festival
1st Place
2001 Santander Departmental Taekwondo Tournament
2nd Place
2001 X Santander Departmental Taekwondo Championship
Gold Medal
2000 Clombia Open Taekwondo Championship
Gold Medal
2000 South America Open Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
1999 I Colombia Youth Taekwondo Festival
1st Place
1999 "Educator City Cup" Taekwondo Championship
1st Place
1999 VII Santander departmental Taekwondo Championship
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