Rebecca McGowan
Rebecca McGowan is a Scottish taekwondo practitioner. She is twice a medalist in the women's +73kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships. She is also three-times a medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Taekwondo Championships.
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 +73kg event at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She defeated Milica Mandić of Serbia in her gold medal match.McGowan won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
In 2023, McGowan won the silver medal in the women's middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. A month later, she competed in the women's +73kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Finale in Manchester, McGowan won the silver medal in the +67kg 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. In July 2024, she was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Tournament record
| Year | Event | Location | Place |
| 2021 | European Championships | ![]() Personal lifeShe is studying for a degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford. |
