Rebecca McGowan

Rebecca McGowan (born 27 May 2000) 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. 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. In July 2024, she was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Tournament record

Personal life She is studying for a degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Salford.