Ryan Real

Ryan Real (born June 10, 2003) is an American taekwondo athlete and two-time world medalist in traditional Poomsae.

Career

Ryan Real started practising the Korean martial arts taekwondo in 2007 and began competing internationally in 2013 at the US Open. Real won his first major international medal at the 2016 World Poomsae Championships in Lima, where he placed third with the cadet's male team (three person team) in traditional poomsae. He also placed fifth in the individual competition. At the 2018 World Championships held in Taipei, he won a bronze medal in the individual poomsae competition. With the junior's male team, he placed fifth at these championships.

Real participated in the 2022 World Championships in Goyang and won a bronze medal at the men's Recognized Poomsae senior competition (ages 18 to 30). He also competed in the pair's competition alongside his sister Karyn Real, where the pair placed fifth.

At the 2023 World Beach Championships in Chuncheon, he and Karyn Real won the gold medal in the pair's traditional poomsae competition. In 2024, he competed at the World Poomsae Championships in Hong Kong, where he won silver in the men's individual traditional poomsae competition.

Personal life

Real is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Applied mechanics.