Faith Dillon

Faith Dillon (born June 23, 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Faith Dillon

Personal information
Born	(2002-06-23) June 23, 2002 (age 23) Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Home town	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Education	DeVry University
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	–57 kg
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing the  United States Grand Prix 2023 Manchester 57 kg 2023 Rome 57 kg Pan American Championships 2021 Cancún 57 kg 2022 Punta Cana 62 kg

Early life

Dillon was born to Brendan and Doison Dillon in Waterbury, Connecticut, and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1][2] She began training in taekwondo at five years old, after seeing the television series Jackie Chan Adventures.^[3] She attended West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas.^[4]

Career

Dillon made her senior international debut for the United States in June 2021 at the 2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 57 kg event.^[5]

In May 2022, she competed at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 62 kg event.^[6] In November 2022, she competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

In June 2023, she competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Later that month she then competed at the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome, Italy and won a bronze medal in the women's 57 kg event.^[7] In December 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester, United Kingdom and won a silver medal in the women's 57 kg event, losing to Luo Zongshi.^[8]

In January 2024, she competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and defeated 2022 world champion Makayla Greenwood to advance to the 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[9][10] Later that month at the Fujairah Open she fractured the metacarpal bone in her ring finger after an axe kick to her hand. She underwent surgery and missed three to four weeks of action.^[11] In April 2024, during the Olympic Qualification Tournament, she won her semifinal match and qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[12][13][14]