Bianca Walkden
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Great Britain |
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| Women's taekwondo | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2015 Chelyabinsk | Heavyweight |
| European Championships | ||
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2016 Montreux | +73 kg |
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2014 Baku | +73 kg |
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2010 Saint Petersburg | +73 kg |
Bianca Walkden (born 29 September 1991) is a British taekwondo practitioner from Liverpool, England and is a member of the GB Taekwondo Academy.
In May 2015, Walkden won the gold medal in the +73kg category at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Russia beating Gwladys Epangue in the final. She became only the second Briton to win a world title after Sarah Stevenson in 2001 and 2011, and the third to win a global title after Stevenson and Jade Jones' Olympic success in 2012.[1]
Taekwondo medals
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2008 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +72 kg |
| 2008 | Belgian Open | Herentals | 2nd | +72 kg |
| 2009 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2009 | Belgian Open | Herentals | 1st | +72 kg |
| 2009 | Chuncheon Open | Chuncheon | 3rd | +73 kg |
| 2009 | French Open | Paris | 3rd | +67 kg |
| 2010 | 2010 European Taekwondo Championships | Saint Petersburg | 3rd | +73 kg |
| 2010 | 1st SportAccord Games | Beijing | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2010 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2010 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2011 | British International Open | Manchester | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | Eindhoven | 2nd | -67 kg |
| 2012 | Serbian Open | Belgrade | 1st | +73 kg |
| 2012 | Swiss Open | Lausanne | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2012 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
| 2013 | French Open | Paris | 1st | +67 kg |
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