Lauren Williams (taekwondo)

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Lauren Williams
Personal information
Nickname(s)Loz
NationalityWelsh
Born (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 22)
Blackwood, Wales, United Kingdom
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportTaekwondo
Event(s) –67 kg
ClubGB Olympic Academy
TeamGBR
Turned pro2013
Coached by Michael Harvey
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking2
Updated on 13 May 2018.

Lauren Williams (born 25 February 1999) is a British taekwondo athlete who represents Great Britain. Williams 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 Williams won the Junior World championships consecutively.[1][2][3] In December 2018, Williams won the Grand Slam Series held in Wuxi China. Williams has 2 Gold medals from the Grand Prix Series with multiple podium finishes.

She qualified a Quota place for Great Britain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through Top 5 Ranking Automatic qualification, and won the silver medal in the -67 kg weight category, after losing the final to Matea Jelić.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Lauren Williams". GB Taekwondo. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Taekwondo: Blackwood's Lauren Williams storms to Grand Prix gold | Caerphilly.Observer". Caerphilly Observer. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Team GB's Lauren Williams wins taekwondo silver as Jelic takes gold". The Guardian. 26 July 2021.

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