Lauren Burns

Lauren Burns
Born (1974-06-08) 8 June 1974 (age 50)
Melbourne, Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
StyleTaekwondo
Teacher(s)Martin and Jeanette Hall, Grandmaster Joon No, Jin Tae Jeong
Rank3rd dan taekwondo (KUKKIWON)
SpouseNathan Muller
Children2
Notable school(s)Preshil, The Margret Lyttle Memorial School
Websitewww.laurenburns.com

Lauren Chantel Burns OAM (born 8 June 1974) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion.[1] She won Australia's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, competing in the women's under 49 kg class.[2] Burns holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt in taekwondo.[3] Following her competitive taekwondo career, she has been involved in a range of activities, including motivational speaking and community work.

  1. ^ Gordon, H. (c. 2000): Lauren Burns, Taekwondo Retrieved on 26 March 2010.
  2. ^ Australian Olympic Committee (2003): The compendium: Official Australian Olympic statistics 1896–2003 (p. 12). Saint Lucia, Australia: University of Queensland. (ISBN 978-0-7022-3425-5)
  3. ^ Burns, L. (2003): The Fighter Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 March 2010; link updated on 23 August 2012.