Rebecca McGowan
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| Born | 27 May 2000 Dumbarton, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +67 kg, +73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals |  2023 Baku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  2021 Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2]
Career
[edit]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]
Tournament record
[edit]| Year | Event | Location | Place |
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| 2021 | European Championships |  Sofia
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1st |
| 2022 | European Championships |  Manchester
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3rd |
| World Championships |  Guadalajara
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3rd | |
| Grand Prix |  Rome
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3rd | |
| Grand Prix |  Paris
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2nd | |
| 2023 | World Championships |  Baku
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2nd |
| Grand Prix | Rome
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3rd | |
| Grand Prix (F) | Manchester
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2nd | |
| 2024 | European Championships |  Belgrade
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3rd |
References
[edit]- ^ Dumbarton taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan set to experience Olympic dream, Daily Record, 14 May 2021
- ^ a b "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Rebecca McGowan profile at World Taekwondo
- Rebecca McGowan ranking at World Taekwondo
- Rebecca McGowan at TaekwondoData.com
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Scottish female taekwondo practitioners
- European Taekwondo Championships medalists
- World Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Dumbarton
- People educated at Our Lady & St Patrick's High School
- 21st-century British sportswomen
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Great Britain