Bianca Walkden
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain
| ||
| Women's taekwondo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | +67 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Chelyabinsk | Heavyweight |
| European Championships | ||
| | 2016 Montreux | Heavyweight |
| | 2014 Baku | Heavyweight |
| | 2010 Saint Petersburg | Heavyweight |
Bianca Walkden (born 29 September 1991) is a British taekwondo practitioner and a member of the GB Taekwondo Academy.[1] She represented Great Britain at 2016 summer olympic games winning a bronze medal.[2]
In May 2015, Walkden won the gold medal in the +73kg category at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Russia beating Gwladys Epangue in the final. She became only the second Briton to win a world title after Sarah Stevenson in 2001 and 2011, and the third to win a global title after Stevenson and Jade Jones' Olympic success in 2012.[3]
She is from Liverpool, England.
Taekwondo medals
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +72 kg |
| 2008 | Belgian Open | Herentals | 2nd | +72 kg |
| 2009 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2009 | Belgian Open | Herentals | 1st | +72 kg |
| 2009 | Chuncheon Open | Chuncheon | 3rd | +73 kg |
| 2009 | French Open | Paris | 3rd | +67 kg |
| 2010 | 2010 European Taekwondo Championships | Saint Petersburg | 3rd | +73 kg |
| 2010 | 1st SportAccord Games | Beijing | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2010 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2010 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2011 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | Eindhoven | 2nd | -67 kg |
| 2012 | Serbian Open | Belgrade | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2012 | Swiss Open | Lausanne | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2012 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2013 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | 3rd | +67 kg |
References
- ↑ Glean, Amelia. "Who is Bianca Walkden's boyfriend? GB star and Aaron Cook go for gold | Olympics 2016 | Sport". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Bianca Walkden wins bronze, Mahama Cho misses out". BBC Sport. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Bianca Walkden is GB's second ever World Taekwondo champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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