Sunny Choi Parents

Last Modified Jun 5, 2024 17:26 GMT
Sunny Choi
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Sunny Choi is the first-ever female Breakdancer to represent the United States at the Olympics. She will represent Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She is the number one ranked B-girl in America.

Choi was into athletics from a young age. Moreover, Gymnastics was her first passion and was a path to athletic and Olympic glory for her and family but the dream in Gymnastics was never fulfilled. She also took Taekwondo lessons as a kid. She was then faced with the realities of life and graduated from the Wharton School of Business in the University of Pennsylvania and later started a corporate career. After being in the corporate job, her desire for art and athleticism forced her to do something else. She initially chose breaking as a hobby besides her professional career to escape the chaos of the work pressure.

But as she became more and more involved with breaking it started becoming more important to her than the corporate job. After years of prioritising practicality Choi finally realised her passion lied in the creative expression of Breaking. Her commitment to breaking paid off when she won a silver medal at the 2019 World Urban Games and a seventh-place finish at the 2022 World Championships. In 2022, she qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as breaking is being introduced to Olympics for the first time.

Who are Sunny Choi’s parents?

Sunny Choi's parents are Kyung-Ju Choi and Jung-In Choi. They are first-generation Korean immigrants who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. The couple had three other sons besides Sunny Choi, they are Jin, Joon, and Young.

Sunny Choi
Sunny Choi Image Source: @_sunnychoi

Who is Sunny Choi’s Mother?

Sunny Choi's mother is Jung-In Choi. She migrated to the United States from Daegu, South Korea in 1977. She came to the United States to pursue a Phd in Mathematics at University of Tennessee. Jung-In Choi gave birth to Sunny Choi in 1988.

Her mother was the one who enrolled her in Gymnastics classes because of Choi's fascination towards the sport. This was the foundation for Choi's Athleticism.

Who is Sunny Choi's Father?

Sunny Choi's father is Kyung-Ju Choi. He migrated to the United States in 1977 from Daegu, South Korea. He came to pursue Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Tennessee. When Sunny Choi was the age of seven, her father got an opportunity to be a research scientist at Louisville and the family moved there.

What Nationality are Sunny Choi's Parents?

Sunny Choi’s parents are American citizens who are first-generation Korean immigrants.

What is the Ethnicity of Sunny Choi?

Sunny Choi is the child of first-generation Korean immigrants. Ethnically, she is Korean. She holds American Citizenship as she was born in Tennessee, United States.

FAQ's On Sunny Choi Parents

A. Sunny Choi was born to parents Jung-In Choi and Kyung-Ju Choi in Cookeville, Tennessee on November 10, 1988.

A. Sunny Choi’s parents are American citizens who are first generation Korean immigrants.

 A. Sunny Choi is an American breakdancer and received the first gold medal in breakdancing ever given at the Pan American Games. Moreover, she has Korean roots through her parents and is ethnically Korean.

A. Breakdancing or Breaking will be the first dancing sports to debut in the Olympics with their introduction in 2024 Paris Olympics.

A. Breakdancing is now considered a sport and has been introduced to the Olympics in 2024.

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