Paige McPherson

Paige Arielle McPherson nicknamed “McFierce” is a 3x Olympic TaeKwonDo competitor from the United States. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, 10x national team member, 2x world medalist, Pan Am Games Champion, and Grand Prix Champion. Adopted at 4 days old into her "rainbow family", Paige grew up with a diverse group of siblings including her older brother, Evan, who is Korean. Watching Evan participate in TaeKwonDo, she found and fell in love with the sport.

Paige competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and by doing so became the first US female athlete to compete in three Olympic Games in TaeKwonDo. She competed only six months after knee surgery and won an astounding 4th place.