Ruebyn Richards

DATE OF BIRTH:  January 30, 1993

PLACE OF BIRTH: Nottingham

BASED: Manchester

WEIGHT: -80kg

WHEN DID YOU START TAEKWONDO AND WHY: I started when I was four. I watched Power Rangers and wanted to be like them.

OTHER SPORTS PLAYED: Rugby, hockey, athletics. Got to National Schools Cup hockey quarter-finals with Trent College.

HONOURS: 2010 National Junior gold, 2010 Dutch Open junior gold, 2010 World Juniors, 2011 Goseong Open silver, 2011 Croatian Open silver, 2012 Serbian Open silver, 2012 French Open bronze

AMBITION: To represent Britain at Europeans, World, Olympics and to win medals.

ROLE MODEL/FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSMAN OR WOMAN: Boxer Roy Jones jnr-he's so fast and wins with style. Looks comfortable all the time.

WHY SHOULD THE PUBLIC WATCH TAEKWONDO: It's a lively explosive sport and takes a lot of ability to get to top level. Kicks are amazing to watch.

IF SOMEONE GAVE YOU £1 MILLION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT: Buy my first car and have enough money to afford to pay for the insurance. 

When I am older I'd also like to own my own taekwondo school.

SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RUEBYN RICHARDS:  Bit of a geek. I've loved maths since I was a kid.