Height: 6-0
Weight: 205 pounds
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Residence: Saint Paul, Minn.
High School: Lisbon H.S. '97 (Lisbon, Iowa)
College: Iowa State '01
Major: English Education
Graduate School: Bethel Seminary
Year of Graduation: 2010
Coach: Master Eui Lee
Dojang: World Taekwondo Academy
Previous Coach: Master Yong Chin Pak at Iowa State University
WTF World Ranking on 9/1/12: T-66th (+73kg)
Read August 2010 feature story on Miranda > >
Awards:
1997 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association Outstanding Freshman of the Year.
Personal: began taekwondo in 1989, earned her 1st-degree black belt in 1994, 2nd degree in 1997, and 3rd degree in 2006.
Hobbies: hanging out with friends, spending time with family, volunteering with the Navigators Campus Ministry, reading, playing the guitar, bible study and listening to live local music
Favorite Foods: her Oma's cooking and cheesecake
Pre-Competition Meal: plenty of water, pasta and protein the night before, and bananas, yogurt, peanut butter on a bagel and granola bars as needed the day of the event
Favorite Athlete: Lori Adams
Favorite Movies: "Walk The Line", "Fried Green Tomatoes", and "The Power of One"
Favorite Music: Over the Rhine, Greycoats, Shawn McDonald, Coldplay, David Crowder Band, Chris and Johnny, and Switchfoot
Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Korea
Did You Know?: Miranda has worked as a camp counselor for five summers at Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp...in November of 2004 she traveled to Tanzania, Africa, to visit her younger sister Hilary who was studying there...Miranda is studying to be a pastor.
Quotable Miranda Hinrichs: "I love the learning and physical training that are a part of the art of taekwondo, but the true highlights for me are the incredible people that you get to train alongside with as well as the balance and insight that the training brings to the spiritual and emotional aspects of life."
Competition Record:
2010 USAT National Championships (Heavy): GOLD
2010 Minnesota State Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2010 U.S. Open (Heavy): GOLD
2008 Des Moines National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2007 USAT Senior Nationals (Heavy): GOLD
2007 USAT Dallas National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2006 USAT Senior Nationals (Heavy): SILVER
2006 USAT Rochester National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2000 U.S. National Championships (Heavy): GOLD
2000 U.S. National Team Trials (Heavy): 2nd
2000 National Collegiate Championships (Heavy): BRONZE
1999 National Collegiate Championships (Heavy): GOLD
1998 Member of U.S. Collegiate National Team at World University Games in Manzanillo, Mexico
1998 National Collegaite Championships (Heavy): GOLD
1998 National Collegiate Team Trials (Heavy): GOLD
1997 National Collegiate Championships (Heavy): GOLD
1996 U.S. National Championships (Heavy): GOLD
1996 U.S. National Team Trials (Heavy): 3rd
1995 Member of U.S. Junior National Team competing and training in Korea
1995 U.S. National Championships (Heavy): BRONZE
1995 U.S. Junior Olympics (Heavy): GOLD
1994 Member of U.S. Junior National Team competing and training in Korea
1994 U.S. Junior Olympics (Heavy): GOLD
last updated 9/18/12