Rebecca McGowan
British taekwondo practitioner
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Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) is a Scottish taekwondo practitioner. She is twice a medalist in the women's +73 kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships. She is also three-times a medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Taekwondo Championships.[2]
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| Born | 27 May 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +67 kg, +73 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals |  2023 Baku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals |  2021 Sofia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 +73 kg 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 +73 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[2]
At the 2023 Grand Prix Finale in Manchester, McGowan won the silver medal in the +67 kg 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
| Year | Event | Location | Place |
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| 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 |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | Paris | 5th |
Personal life
She is studying for a degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford.[11]
