SPC Russell Gresham

Taekwondo 87kg+

After high school, Russell decided to try taekwondo – even though he’d earned a college scholarship for basketball. He had always been interested in martial arts, and thought his long legs could give him an advantage in the sport. It seems he bet right: recent years have brought him two gold medals in the South Carolina State Championships and two silvers in the USA Taekwondo National Championships. A full time firefighter/EMT for four years before joining the Army, Russell now represents his nation as a WCAP Soldier-athlete.