Natalie Hershberger

Natalie Hershberger (born February 22, 2004) is an American taekwondo athlete and author of Kick it Fit with Natalie and Tough Girls Finish First. Beginning in 2016, Hershberger wrote a regular column featured in the Tae Kwon Do Times known as "Kickchat with Nat", focused on taekwondo training.

Hershberger began training in taekwondo at the age of five. She is a current USA Taekwondo National Team Member with the goal of representing the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Hershberger has won two AAU Junior Olympic Games titles (2012 and 2013) and seven national championship titles (AAU and USAT). Hershberger was named a 2015 Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year finalist (SKOTY), making her the first ever martial artist to be recognized as a finalist.

Awards Sponsor Ohio Senate Resolution #326 129th General Assembly 2015 Sportskid of the Year Finalist Sports Illustrated Kids 2015 Competitor of the Year Tae Kwon Do Times Ohio Senate Resolution #256 129th General Assembly Competition Medal 2012 AAU National Championships Bronze 2012 AAU Junior Olympics Gold 2013 USAT National Championships Gold 2013 AAU Junior Olympics Gold 2014 AAU National Championships Gold 2014 USAT National Championships Silver 2015 U.S. Open Gold 2015 USAT National Championship Gold 2015 AAU National Championship Gold 2015 Pan Am Youth Open Championship Gold 2016 USAT National Championships Bronze 2016 AAU National Championships Gold 2016 AAU National Team Trials Gold 2017 Spanish Open Gold 2017 USAT National Championships Gold 2017 AAU National Team Trials Gold 2018 U.S. Open Gold 2018 European President's Cup Gold 2018 USAT National Championships Gold 2018 AAU National Team Trials Gold 2018 Pan American President's Cup Gold 2019 U.S. Open Gold 2019 Belgian Open Gold 2019 Dutch Open Bronze 2019 Pan American Junior Championships Gold 2019 Pan American President's Cup Gold 2020 U.S. Open Gold