Selina Tubbs
Nickname: "Pumbas"
Height: 5-3
Weight: 97 pounds
Birthplace: Carrollton, Texas
Coach: Greg Tubbs
Dojang: GT Sport Taekwondo
Hobbies include rock climbing, riding dirt bikes, skating, video games, mountain biking, tumbling and watching anime...her brother, Daren Tubbs, was a member of the 2006 U.S. Junior World Championship Team...favorite foods are hot wings, pho, steak and ice cream...before a competition she eats fruit and protein bars...favorite movies are Wedding Crashers, The Notebook and many comedy movies...enjoys all types of music...lists Turkey as her favorite country visited for competition.
Did You Know?: Selina plays the drums...she is double-jointed in her shoulders...she is half Cambodian and half Caucasian...her dad made her start taking Taekwondo at the age of 4...won her first mountain bike race at age 5...Starting at age 4, Selina would beg her parents to ride the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags even though she was too small. Finally, at age 6 she rode the Texas Giant five or six times before the operators brought out the height requirement stick and told her she was too short to ride.
Competition Record:
2010 Youth Olympic Games Qualification Team Member (49-55kg)
2009 Youth Olympic Games Team Trials (49-55kg): 1st
2009 Junior Olympics (Jr. Light): SILVER
2009 Colorado Springs National Qualifier (Jr. Light): GOLD
2008 World Jr. Championships (Fly): GOLD
2008 World Jr. Team Trials (Fly): 1st
2008 German Open: GOLD
2008 World Jr. Championships Open (Fly): 3rd
2007 AAU Junior Team Trials: GOLD
2007 AAU National: GOLD
2007 USAT Qualifier: GOLD
2007 AAU Qualifier: GOLD
2006 USAT Qualifier: GOLD
2006 USAT National: SILVER
2005 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2005 USAT Qualifier: GOLD
2005 AAU Qualifier: GOLD
2005 AAU Nationals: GOLD
2005 U.S. Open: GOLD
2004 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2004 Texas State: GOLD
2003 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2003 Texas State: GOLD
2002 Texas State: GOLD
2001 Junior Olympics: GOLD
2001 Texas State: GOLD
2000 Texas State (Blue Belt): GOLD
last updated 11/9/09
