Bianca Walkden
DATE OF BIRTH
September 29 1991
WEIGHT
+67kg/+73kg
CAREER HIGH
Gold at the 2019, 2017 and 2015 World Championships and Bronze at Rio 2016/Tokyo 2020
CAREER RESULTS
2022 European Championships
Gold
2022 Sweden Open
Gold
2022 Belgian Open
Gold
2022 President's Cup (Europe)
Bronze
2021 Women's Open
Gold
2021 French Open
Gold
2020 Olympic Games (Tokyo)
Bronze
2021 European Championships
Gold
2021 Sofia Open
Gold
2020 European Club Championships
Gold
2020 President's Cup (Europe)
Gold
2019 Grand Slam
Silver
2019 European Games
Gold
2019 Grand Prix (Sofia)
Silver
2019 Grand Prix (Chiba)
Silver
2019 World Championships
Gold
2019 US Open
Silver
2019 President's Cup
Gold
2018 Grand Slam
Gold
2018 Grand Prix Final (Fujairah)
Silver
2018 Grand Prix (Manchester)
Silver
2018 Grand Prix (Taipei)
Silver
2018 Grand Prix (Rome)
Bronze
2018 European Championships
Silver
2018 President's Cup (Africa)
Gold
2018 Sofia Open
Gold
2017 Grand Slam
Gold
2017 Grand Prix Final (Abidjan)
Gold
2017 Grand Prix (London)
Gold
2017 Grand Prix (Rabat)
Gold
2017 Grand Prix (Moscow)
Gold
2017 World Championships
Gold
2017 President's Cup (Europe)
Gold
2017 Dutch Open
Silver
2017 German Open
Gold
2016 Grand Prix Final (Baku)
Gold
2016 Olympic Games (Rio)
Bronze
2016 European Championships
Gold
2016 German Open
Gold
2016 President's Cup
Gold
2016 Dutch Open
Gold
2015 Grand Prix (Manchester)
Silver
2015 Grand Prix (Samsun)
Silver
2015 Polish Open
Gold
2015 Grand Prix (Moscow)
Bronze
2015 World Championships
Gold
2015 Spanish Open
Gold
2015 Luxor Open
Bronze
2015 Turkish Open
Bronze
2015 European Club Championships
Gold
2015 Greece Open
Silver
2014 Grand Prix (Suzhou)
Bronze
2014 Swiss Open
Silver
2014 Austrian Open
Bronze
2014 European Championships
Gold
2014 Dutch Open
Bronze
2014 Bahrain Open
Gold
2014 Fujairah Open
Silver
2014 Trelleborg Open
Silver
2013 Paris Open
Gold
2013 Serbia Open
Silver
2013 Spanish Open
Gold
2011 World Pro Tour
Bronze
2010 European Championships
Bronze
2010 Sport Accord Games
Gold
2008 World Junior Championships
Silver
2008 Commonwealth Championships
Gold
2007 European Championships
Bronze
About Bianca
Heavyweight fighter, Bianca Walkden has had quite an impressive medal tally over the years and is best known for being the first GB Taekwondo athlete to take the World Championships crown for the third time.
Bianca’s initial World Championships win in 2015 was considered quite the victory at the time, as she was recovering from an ACL injury. Following on from the event, she has managed to build up a library of gold medals most notably from the European Championships and Grand Slam series too.
Liverpool-born Bianca started her Taekwondo journey at 11 when she attended a local club with her best friend. Her sporting career began at 15 when she gained a bronze medal at the Junior European Championships, which was swiftly followed by a remarkable silver at the Junior World Championships the very next year.
In 2016, Bianca qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio De Janerio and added bronze to her collection.
She has continued to dominate her division and made history once again, by completing the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series in 2017 by attaining gold medals throughout.
All personal media and appearance requests for Bianca should be directed to her management company, JCCM:
JCCM Ltd
Thornton House
Thornton Road
London
SW19 4NG
T: 0208 405 6407
E: jane@jccm.co.uk
60 SECOND INTERVIEW
WHEN DID YOU START TAEKWONDO AND WHY:
I was 11. I went out with my friend, Becky, to the Liverpool Elite club. She eventually quit, I didn’t.
OTHER SPORTS PLAYED:
I got involved with every sport; but I really enjoyed dancing and tennis.
AMBITION:
Olympic gold.
WHY SHOULD THE PUBLIC WATCH TAEKWONDO:
It’s so dynamic. There are unexpected elements. It’s not a boring sport.
IF SOMEONE GAVE YOU £1 MILLION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT:
I would make sure I got that Olympic gold and then just spend, spend spend…I would blow it. I’m not going to lie.
SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BIANCA WALKDEN:
Can burp on demand! Can’t stay still for five minutes. Never shut up.
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