In the 2012 Olympic Games, who became Britain’s first Taekwondo Olympic medallist?
Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympics, were all eliminated in the preliminary round. Lee In Jong and Cha Dong-Min became the first two Korean Taekwondo practitioners who could not secure any medal in the Olympics Taekwondo history. Rohullah Nikpai of Afghanistan won a bronze medal for the secound time. Anthony Obame became Gabon's first Olympic medalist. Eleven taekwondo athletes were flag bearers during the parade of nations: In addition, Sarah Stevenson, representing the host nation, Great Britain, took the athlete's oath at the opening ceremony. A total of 128 athletes from 63 nations competed in taekwondo at the London Games. Only six nations brought four
Jade Jones (taekwondo) Jade Jones (taekwondo) Jade Louise Jones MBE (born 21 March 1993) is a British taekwondo athlete who represents Great Britain. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category. In 2012, she won Britain's first taekwondo Olympic gold medal in this category. Jones was at the time the reigning Youth Olympic champion in the girls' 55 kg category, winning gold for Great Britain in 2010 Jones was born in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales. She attended Flint High School leaving aged 16 to take up taekwondo full-time. , Jones is tall and weighs . She competes