Christian McNeish
DATE OF BIRTH
April 8 1997
WEIGHT
-68kg
CAREER HIGH
Gold at the 2018 European Championships
CAREER RESULTS
2020 German Open
Gold
2020 President's Cup (Europe)
Bronze
2019 Grand Prix (Chiba)
Silver
2019 Australian Open
Bronze
2019 President's Cup (Oceana)
Gold
2019 President's Cup (Africa)
Bronze
2019 US Open
Silver
2018 European Championships
Gold
2018 President's Cup (Africa)
Gold
2018 Sofia Open
Gold
2018 US Open
Gold
2017 French Open
Gold
2017 Grand Prix (Moscow)
Bronze
2017 Korean Open
Silver
2017 Moldova Open
Gold
2017 Belgian Open
Silver
2017 German Open
Silver
2016 French Open
Silver
2015 World University Games
Bronze
2015 Turkish Open
Gold
2014 Commonwealth Championships
Gold
2014 Youth Olympic Games
Bronze
2014 Greece Open
Silver
2014 Olympic Games Qualification World
Bronze
About Christian
Christian McNeish made the switch from Kickboxing to Taekwondo at the age of 16 in the hope of one day becoming Olympic Champion. He had previously had a successful career in WAKO and won both junior European and World Championships titles before transitioning.
London-born McNeish earned a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2014 before winning impressive golds at not only the Commonwealth but the European Championships in 2018 too.
Proving he is no stranger when it comes to multi-sport environments, McNeish headed to Korea in 2015 to compete at the University Games, where he reached the semi-final stages and added another bronze to his medal tally.
Since then, Christian has been selected to represent Great Britain at a number of World Championships and has also medalled on the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series.
60 SECOND INTERVIEW
WHEN DID YOU START TAEKWONDO AND WHY:
I began doing taekwondo at 16 in order to compete at the Olympics but started kickboxing when I was 5.
OTHER SPORTS PLAYED:
Just kickboxing.
AMBITION:
To be the best I can be, achieve great things with a goal to go and compete at the Olympics and win a gold medal. Also to be known as a legend.
ROLE MODEL/FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSMAN OR WOMAN:
Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones Jnr.
IF SOMEONE GAVE YOU £1 MILLION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT:
I’d put half of it away for my personal use and invest the other half in a business and use the money made to help people who are less fortunate than me.
SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT CHRISTIAN MCNEISH:
I enjoy singing and in my opinion, I’m pretty good.
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