Achievements

2013

DUTCH OPEN. -80kg Silver

SWEDISH OPEN. -80kg Gold

2012

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, SENIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPION. -80kg Gold

BELGIUM OPEN. -80kg Gold

DUTCH OPEN. -80kg Gold

GERMAN OPEN. -80kg Bronze

US OPEN. -80kg Gold

2011

OLYMPIC TEST EVENT. -80kg Gold

BRITISH OPEN. -80kg Gold.

ISRAEL OPEN. -80kg Gold.

COSTA RICA OPEN. -80kg Gold.

KOREA (CHUNCHEON) OPEN. -80kg Bronze.

AUSTRIAN OPEN. -80kg Gold.

Left the National Academy and World Class Performance Plan in June to fund my own training and competition schedule.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Gyeongju, Korea. Lost 1st fight.

GERMAN OPEN. -80kg Lost 1st Round. US OPEN -80kg Bronze.

SWEDEN (Trelleborg) OPEN -80kg Lost 1st Round.

2010

Finished Year Still Ranked Number 1 in WTF World Rankings and the ETU European Rankings.

FRENCH OPEN. -80kg Silver.

BRITISH OPEN. -80kg Gold.

U21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. Ukraine. -80kg Gold. First player to have won European Championships at Cadet, Junior, U21 and Senior Level in the space of just 5 years.

WORLD CUP. China. Team Member.

JUNE 2010 No 1 Ranked -80kg Athlete in the WTF World Ranking List (at just 19 years of age).

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. SENIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPION. -80kg Gold.

GERMAN OPEN. -80kg Lost 1st round (Injured).

US OPEN. -80kg Gold.

BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPION. -80kg Gold.

2009

FRENCH OPEN SENIOR -80kg Bronze.

1st WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO PRO TOUR. -80kg Gold.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -80kg beaten Quarter finalist.

BRITISH OPEN. -80kg beaten Quarterfinalist.

KOREAN OPEN -80kg SENIOR Bronze.

BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPION. SENIOR Gold -78kg.

BELGIUM OPEN -78kg SENIOR Silver. (A Class Competition).

2008

Topped the SENIOR EUROPEAN RANKING LIST -78kg (aged 17 and still a junior)

FRENCH OPEN SENIOR -80kg (Competition experience on Adidas EBP).

BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPION for 2009. Gold Medallist -78kg Senior.

2008 TEAM GB BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES Team member. 5th Placed -80kg (weighing just 74kg and aged just 17. Average age of weight category 26).

JUNIOR WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. GOLD. Izmir, Turkey. GBR’s FIRST EVER MALE WORLD CHAMPION (Junior or Senior).

BELGIUM OPEN -78kg SENIOR GOLD. (Aged 17) (A Class Competition).

DUTCH OPEN -78kg SENIOR Bronze. (Aged 17) (A Class Competition).

EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT for the 2008 BEIJING. OLYMPIC GAMES, Istanbul, Turkey 2008. Qualified in 3rd Place (just 17 years of age) in the -80kg category (weighing just 73kg).

2007

Topped the SENIOR EUROPEAN RANKING LIST -72kg (aged 16 and still a Junior until January 2009).

JUNIOR & SENIOR BRITISH CHAMPION -78kg for 2008.

FRENCH OPEN SENIOR -80kg Bronze at just 16 years of age. (A Class Competition).

JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPION. Gold -73kg Baku, Azerbaijan.

WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Quarterfinalist -80kg, Manchester, UK.

WINNER Round Robin fight off for WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT.
SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM MEMBER. Beijing, China 2007, at just 16 years of age. Lost 2nd Round to Olympic Champion and former World

Champion Hadi Saei Bonehkohal. (Iran).

GERMAN OPEN -72kg SENIOR GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN ONLY MY SECOND SENIOR COMPETITION at just 16 years of age. (A Class Competition).

DUTCH OPEN -72kg SENIOR Bronze in my first ever SENIOR Competition (April 2007) aged just 16 and still a Junior until January 2009. (A Class Competition).

YOUTH OLYMPICS. Australia. U-18 -73kg Gold.

2006

3rd COMMONWEALTH TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS. Australia. U-18 Junior -68kg Gold.

6th JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Vietnam. U-18 Junior -68kg BRONZE MEDAL WINNER.

GERMAN OPEN. Germany. U-18 Junior -68kg International Experience. (A Class Competition).

DUTCH OPEN. Holland. U-18 Junior -68kg Silver. (A Class Competition).

US OPEN. Dallas, USA. U-18 Junior -68kg Gold.

TRELLEBORG OPEN. Sweden. U-18 Junior -68kg Gold (A Class Competition).

BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPION for 2007, -68kg Gold (U-18).

2005

PARK POKAL INTERNATIONAL. Junior -63kg Gold (U-18). Germany.

EUROPEAN CADET CHAMPION -65kg Gold. Palermo, Italy.

KOREAN OPEN. International competition experience.

AUSTRIAN OPEN -63kg Gold (U-18).

JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (U-18) National Team Member. Azerbaijan.

GERMAN OPEN. -59kg Bronze (U-18).

BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPION for 2006. -59kg Gold (U-18).

2004

PARK POKAL INTERNATIONAL. Junior -58kg Bronze (U-16). Germany.

RHIEN RUHR CUP Junior -59kg Gold (U-18). National Team Member. Germany.

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior -55kg Silver (U-18).

ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior –55kg and –59kg Gold (U-18).

BRITISH NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHAMPION Gold (U-14).

EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S TEAM MEMBER. Taekwoni International Gold. Seoul, Korea.

BELGIUM OPEN International experience at Junior level (U-18).

CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP’S Gold. Germany.

2003

GB CUP -51kg Bronze (U-16).

DORSET JUNIOR SPORTSMAN of the YEAR.

CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP’S Gold. Germany.

2002

PARK POKAL INTERNATIONAL experience at Junior level (U-16). Germany.

BRITISH MASTERS Junior -45kg Gold (U-18).

KOREAN OPEN. International experience at Junior level (U-18). Korea.

GREEK OPEN Junior -45kg Gold. (U-18). Greece.

EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S TEAM MEMBER. Silver. Seoul, Korea.

KYOURUGI MASTERS CUP. Junior -45kg Bronze (U-18). Holland.

US OPEN. International experience. Orlando, USA.

CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP’S Gold. Germany

2001

Promoted to 2nd Poom/Dan Black Belt.

PARK POKAL INTERNATIONAL. International experience (U-14). Germany.

ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL CUP Gold and Best Fighter Trophy Winner. Germany.

OLYMPIC INTERNATIONAL OPEN Gold.

COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL OPEN Gold. Denmark.

ULTIMATE OPEN Gold.

EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S TEAM MEMBER. Gold. Seoul, Korea.

US OPEN. Bronze. Las Vegas, USA.

CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP’S Gold. Germany.

2000

PARK POKAL INTERNATIONAL. Beaten Quarterfinalist (U-14). Germany.

MANCHESTER OPEN Gold.

MILLENIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS Gold.

LONDON OPEN Gold.

NORTH WEST OPEN Gold.

USA-AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC Gold. Florida, USA.

LONDON INTERNATIONAL Gold.

Promoted to 1st Poom/Dan Black Belt.

SLOUGH OPEN Gold.

CUMBRIA OPEN Silver.

KYOURUGI MASTERS CUP, Bronze. Holland.

Changed Taekwondo "Styles" from INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO FEDERATION (ITF) semi-contact to WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION (WTF) full-contact Olympic style.

1999

Inter Club Open Championships, Silver.

West of England Championships, Gold.

Welsh Open Championships, Bronze.

English Open Championships, Gold.

European Open Championships, Gold. Holland.

BTC Open Championships, Bronze.

Scottish Open Championships, Gold.

Southern Championships, Gold.

Combat European Open Championships, Gold.

British Open Championships, Bronze.

1998

British Open Championships, Gold.

1997

Competed at my first ever competition at 6 years of age.

1996

Began training in Taekwondo when just 5 years old.