| 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]
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]
| align=center | Year | Event | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European Championships | Sofia | 1st | |
| 2022 | European Championships |  Manchester | 3rd | |
| World Championships |  Guadalajara | 3rd | ||
| Grand Prix |  Rome | 3rd | ||
| Grand Prix |  Paris | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | World Championships |  Baku | 2nd | |
| Grand Prix | Rome | 3rd | ||
| Grand Prix (F) | Manchester | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | European Championships |  Belgrade | 3rd |