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Arndt Mallepree (born 1970 or 1971) is a German taekwondo athlete and world champion in para poomsae.
Taekwondo career
Arndt Mallepree began practising the Korean martial art of taekwondo in 1989 after first trying out judo and jujutsu. He has been training at the An-Do Wattenscheid e.V. sports club in Bochum since 1998.
In 2013, Malleepree suffered eight strokes following an accident. After the subsequent hospitalisation and rehabilitation, he began taking part in taekwondo poomsae competitions. Due to lingering trauma caused by the strokes, he competes in the P34 class, which comprises athletes with moderate physical impairments affecting one or both sides of the body.
In 2023, Malleepree became world champion in the P34 competition for men aged 30 and over at the World Para Championships in Veracruz. At the 2023 European Championships in Innsbruck, he also became European Champion in the P34 competition. He is nominated to compete at the 2024 world championships to be held in November in Bahrain.
Additionally to practising taekwondo and working as a coach at his club, Mallepree is an associated instructor in Jeet Kune Do und Kali, having studied directly under Daniel Arca Inosanto.
Personal life
Mallepree is a police officer and chief of the Bochum police homicide squad.
External links
Athlete profile at the German Taekwondo Union
