Michael J. O'Malley

Michael J. O'Malley (born in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American Taekwondo athlete and instructor.

O'Malley competed in Taekwondo from 1976 through 1982. He was chosen for the USA Taekwondo teams from 1978 through 1982. He was elected US Team Captain in 1980 and US Team Coach in 1984.

O'Malley was inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame in 2011.

O'Malley set up the M.J. O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center in Peabody, MA in early 2011.

Achievements and awards

1976 - First Place, General Choi's (Choi Hong Hi) Cup International Championship 1976 - Grand Champion, National Open Karate Championships Darien, Connecticut 1978 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials, Washington D.C. 1978 - Member / AAU "All American Men's Tae Kwon Do Team" 1978 - U.S. Team Member Pre-World games Seoul, Korea 1978 - Bronze Medal, Pan American Games, Mexico City 1979 - Member / AAU "All American Men's Tae Kwon Do Team" 1979 - Grand Champion, "Tiger Kim's" International Open Championship MSG, New York 1979 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials, Dayton, Ohio 1979 - Selected "Male Competitor of the Year", U.S. Team Trials. 1979 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Stuttgart 1979 - Silver Medal, U.S. Team Member, North American Games, Honolulu, Hawaii 1979 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Taipei, Taiwan 1980 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials Berkeley, California 1980 - Recipient of the "Ken Min Leadership Award" Berkeley, California 1980 - Elected U.S. Team Captain 1980 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Member, Pan American Games Houston, Texas 1981 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Member, North America Games Toronto, Canada 1981 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials Tampa, Florida 1981 - Grand Champion, National Tae Kwon Do Championship Washington D.C. 1981 - Elected U.S. Team Captain for World Taekwondo Championships in Guayaquil 1982 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Guayaquil 1983 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Copenhagen 1984 - Elected U.S. Team coach of the East Squad for U.S. Olympic Festival Houston, Texas 1985 - Former Athlete Representative to the United States Olympic Committee 2009 - Received Taekwondo Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 - Inducted into Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame 2011 - Founded O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center in Peabody, Massachusetts