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Rebecca McGowan

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Rebecca McGowan
Personal information
Born (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)
Dumbarton, Scotland[1]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportTaekwondo
Weight class73 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2022 Guadalajara
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s) 2021 Sofia
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara 73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 73 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Burnaby +68 kg

Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) is a British taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 73 kg event at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3][4] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.[5]

In 2019, she competed in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ Dumbarton taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan set to experience Olympic dream, Daily Record, 14 May 2021
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Bianca Walkden and Rebecca McGowan claim gold medals on final day of taekwondo Euros in Sofia". Eurosport. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ 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.


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