Personal information | |
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Full name | Caroline Bartasek |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 14 October 1978
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | 67 kg |
Club | Black Taekwondo |
Coached by | Rod Black |
Caroline Bartasek (born 14 October 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's welterweight category. [1] She represented her nation Australia in the 67-kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also became a member of Black Taekwondo Club in Melbourne under head coach and master Rod Black. [2]
Bartasek qualified for her Aussie team in the women's welterweight class (67 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and granting a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. [3] [4] She lost her opening match to Guatemala's Heidy Juárez with a score of 7–0. With Juarez losing her next bout to the local favorite Elisavet Mystakidou of Greece, Bartasek denied her chance to compete for an Olympic medal through the repechage. [5] [6]
Caroline is a registered psychologist in Melbourne and is the founder of Performance Edge Psychology which delivers training and presentations to the corporate sector, sporting organisations, athletes and schools. [7]