Bailey Lewis
Australian taekwondo practitioner
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Bailey Malcolm Lewis (born 7 November 1997) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bailey Malcolm Lewis |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 12 November 1997 Werribee, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Weight class | Lightweight |
Career
Lewis attained a world ranking of No. 20 in 2017 and won the Dutch Open in 2018. He had a fifth-place finish at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Korean Open.[2][3] He also won bronze at the Paris World Taekwondo Grand Prix in 2022 and again in 2023.[4]
He trained at the National Performance Centre in Melbourne under the guidance of National Team Coach Seokhun Lee.[5] In April 2024, he won gold at the Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament defeating Issac Myrle in the -58 kg division.[6]
He was officially selected to compete for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the men's -58 kg category in May 2024.[7][8]
