Rebecca McGowan explained

Rebecca McGowan
Birth Date:2000 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Dumbarton, Scotland[1]
Country:Scotland
Sport:Taekwondo
Weight Class:+67 kg, +73 kg
Worlds: 2023 Baku
Regionals: 2021 Sofia

Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish taekwondo practitioner. She is twice a medalist in the women's +73kg 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

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 +73kg 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 +73kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

At the 2023 Grand Prix Finale in Manchester, McGowan won the silver medal in the +67kg 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

align=center YearEventLocationPlace
2021European Championships Sofia1st
2022European Championships Manchester3rd
World Championships Guadalajara3rd
Grand Prix Rome3rd
Grand Prix Paris2nd
2023World Championships Baku2nd
Grand Prix Rome3rd
Grand Prix (F) Manchester2nd
2024European Championships Belgrade3rd

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/dumbarton-taekwondo-star-rebecca-mcgowan-24112209 Dumbarton taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan set to experience Olympic dream
  2. Web site: TaekwondoData . 5 December 2023 . TaekwondoData . en.
  3. News: Houston . Michael . 11 April 2021 . Walkden and McGowan triumph on golden last day of European Taekwondo Championships for Britain . InsideTheGames.biz . 13 April 2021.
  4. News: Brennan . Eliott . 20 May 2022 . Olympic medallist Laurin and Ravet claim gold medals for France at European Taekwondo Championships . . 21 May 2022.
  5. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 19 November 2022 . Salim follows in father's footsteps with world taekwondo title as Božanić captures gold . InsideTheGames.biz . 20 November 2022.
  6. News: 30 May 2023 . World Taekwondo Championships: Britain's Rebecca McGowan misses out on first world title . BBC Sport . 4 June 2023.
  7. News: Burke . Patrick . 30 May 2023 . French double up and two neutrals medal at World Taekwondo Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 4 June 2023.
  8. News: McGowan has to settle for silver after injury . en-GB . BBC Sport . 5 December 2023.
  9. Web site: [World Taekwondo] Results - Day 2 ]. 5 December 2023 . www.worldtaekwondo.org.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-30 . Team GB name taekwondo squad for Paris 2024: Jade Jones in but Bianca Cook misses out . 2024-07-01 . BBC Sport . en-GB.