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Lauren Williams (taekwondo)

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Lauren Williams
Personal information
NicknameLoz
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportTaekwondo
Event –67 kg
ClubGB Olympic Academy
TeamGBR
Turned pro2013
Coached byMichael Harvey
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking2
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi 67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Manchester 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Moscow 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rome 67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 67 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burnaby 68 kg
Updated on 13 May 2018

Lauren Williams (born 25 February 1999) is a British taekwondo athlete who represents Great Britain. Lauren won her third consecutive European championship Gold medal in 2019 in Bari, Italy. She holds these titles in the -67 kg weight category. 2014/2016 Lauren won the Junior World championships consecutively.[1][2][3] In December 2018 Lauren won the Grand Slam Series held in Wuxi China. Lauren has 2 Gold medals from the Grand Prix Serious with multiple podium finishes.

She has Qualified a Quota place for Great Britain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through Top 5 Ranking Automatic qualification.

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ^ "Lauren Williams". GB Taekwondo. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. ^ "Taekwondo: Blackwood's Lauren Williams storms to Grand Prix gold | Caerphilly.Observer". Caerphilly Observer. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2018-05-13.