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British taekwondo practitioner

Rebecca McGowan

Personal information

Born

(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)
Dumbarton, Scotland

Sport

Country

Scotland

Sport

Taekwondo

Weight class

+67 kg, +73 kg

Achievements and titles

World finals

2023 Baku

Regional finals

2021 Sofia

Medal record

Women's taekwondo

Representing Great Britain
World Championships
	2023 Baku	+73 kg
	2022 Guadalajara	+73 kg
Grand Prix
	2022 Paris	+67 kg
	2023 Manchester (F)	+67 kg
	2022 Rome	+67 kg
	2023 Rome	+67 kg
European Championships
	2021 Sofia	+73 kg
	2022 Manchester	+73 kg
	2024 Belgrade	+73 kg
World Junior Championships
	2016 Burnaby	+68 kg

Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish taekwondo practitioner. She is twice a medalist in the women's +73 kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships. She is also three-times a medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Taekwondo Championships.

Career

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. She defeated Milica Mandić of Serbia in her gold medal match.

McGowan won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

In 2023, McGowan won the silver medal in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. A month later, she competed in the women's +73 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

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. In July 2024, she was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Tournament record

Year	Event	Location	Place
2021	European Championships	Sofia	1st
2022	European Championships	Manchester	3rd
	World Championships	Guadalajara	3rd
	Grand Prix	Rome	3rd
	Grand Prix	Paris	2nd
2023	World Championships	Baku	2nd
	Grand Prix	Rome	3rd
	Grand Prix (F)	Manchester	2nd
2024	European Championships	Belgrade	3rd

References

Dumbarton taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan set to experience Olympic dream, Daily Record, 14 May 2021
^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Houston, Michael (11 April 2021). "Walkden and McGowan triumph on golden last day of European Taekwondo Championships for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Brennan, Eliott (20 May 2022). "Olympic medallist Laurin and Ravet claim gold medals for France at European Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
Berkeley, Geoff (19 November 2022). "Salim follows in father's footsteps with world taekwondo title as Božanić captures gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
"World Taekwondo Championships: Britain's Rebecca McGowan misses out on first world title". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
Burke, Patrick (30 May 2023). "French double up and two neutrals medal at World Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
"McGowan has to settle for silver after injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
"[World Taekwondo] Results - Day 2". www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
"Team GB name taekwondo squad for Paris 2024: Jade Jones in but Bianca Cook misses out". BBC Sport. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

External links

Rebecca McGowan profile at World Taekwondo
Rebecca McGowan ranking at World Taekwondo
Rebecca McGowan at TaekwondoData.com

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