IR Barbara Wakefield
Taekwondo Hall of Fame® Ceremony 2019
Country : USA
BIO OF BARBARA WAKEFIELD
Started Training in 1976 at the Park Institute of Taekwondo under
GM Kun Yoo Park
1978 Began Referee Training
1987 Member of 1st USOC Research Team For Computerized Scoring
1979 -1995 Head Instructor at Park Institute of Taekwondo
1989 Began USAT Lifetime Member # 0003
1998 -2004 Became Referee Committee Vice Chair
2004 Became 1st Female USAT Chair
1982 – 2010 Served on all USAT Sr. and Jr. National Championships
1995 – 2003 Appointed WTF Women’s Committee Vice Chair
2006 Received USAT Lifetime Service Award
1989 One of only a few females invited to attend the 19th International
Referee Certification Course and at the completion awarded Outstanding
Student. She also became the first American female to earn International
Referee status
2000 One of four women in the world along with 60 men to be selected
to attend the 31st International Referee Refresher Course held in Jin Cheon
Korea in preparation for referee selection for the 2000 Olympic Games
2003 Became first America female to ran IR 1st Class
Served as Referee Chair for US Taekwondo Hammadang
Refereed numerous championships of and Olympic Team Selection
Events over four continents
August 19, 2022: Inducted into the OFFICIAL TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME®
Trained and mentored the “next generation” of Referees