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32 years
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Bianca Walkden (born 29 September 1991) is a British taekwondo practitioner and a member of the GB Taekwondo Academy. She represented Great Britain at 2016 summer olympic games winning a bronze medal.
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.
She is from Liverpool, England.
Taekwondo medals
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | 3rd | +67 kg |
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