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Born | Dumbarton, Scotland [1] | 27 May 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +67 kg, +73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) is a British taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time medalist in the women's +73 kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships. She is also a three-time medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Taekwondo Championships. [2]
In 2019, McGowan competed in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom. She won the gold medal in the women's +73 kg event at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. [3] She defeated Milica Mandić of Serbia in her gold medal match. [3]
McGowan won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester. [4] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [5]
In 2023, McGowan won the silver medal in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. [6] [7] A month later, she competed in the women's +73 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. [2]
At the 2023 Grand Prix Finale in Manchester, McGowan won the silver medal in the +67 kg event, thus securing the United Kingdom's spot for the 2024 Olympic Games for the women's +67 weight class competition due to her being placed fourth in the Olympic ranking. [8] [9] In July 2024, she was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris. [10]
Year | Event | Location | Place |
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2021 | European Championships |
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1st |
2022 | European Championships |
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3rd |
World Championships |
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3rd | |
Grand Prix |
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3rd | |
Grand Prix |
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2nd | |
2023 | World Championships |
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2nd |
Grand Prix |
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3rd | |
Grand Prix (F) |
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2nd | |
2024 | European Championships |
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3rd |