Jade Jones (taekwondo)

Jade Jones
OBE
Jones at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NicknameThe Headhunter[1]
Born (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31)
Bodelwyddan, Wales
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTaekwondo
Event –57 kg
ClubGB Academy
TeamGBR
Turned pro2010
Coached byMartin Stamper
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gyeongju 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Muju 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Querétaro (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Manchester 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abidjan (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Manchester 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rome 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Rabat 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Mexico City (F) 57 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 St. Petersburg 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 55 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tijuana 57 kg
Updated on 18 April 2020

Jade Louise Jones OBE (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh taekwondo athlete. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category, and the 2019 World champion, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and both 2015 European Games and 2023 European Games champion at the same weight, the only double gold medalist at her weight in the history of those Games. In 2012, she won Britain's first taekwondo Olympic gold medal.[3] Jones was at the time the reigning Youth Olympic champion in the girls' 55 kg category, winning gold for Great Britain in 2010.

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  2. ^ Jade Jones Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Jade Jones gives Britain first taekwondo gold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.