Jade Jones (taekwondo)
Welsh taekwondo athlete (born 1993)
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Jade Louise Jones is a Welsh former taekwondo athlete, and boxer. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category, and the 2019 World champion, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and both 2015 European Games and 2023 European Games champion at the same weight, the only double gold medalist at her weight in the history of those Games. In 2012, she won Britain's first taekwondo Olympic gold medal. Jones was at the time the reigning Youth Olympic champion in the girls' 55 kg category, winning gold for Great Britain in 2010.
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Jones avoids ban because of 'exceptional circumstances'British double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones is cleared to compete at the 2024 Games after it was decided she will not face any sanctions over a doping violation.BBC Sport - Published | |
Jones to chase third Olympic gold but Cook misses outJade Jones will get the chance to win a record third Olympic taekwondo gold medal but triple world champion Bianca Cook misses out on GB selection.BBC Sport - Published | |
Powell beats Jones on way to bronzeAaliyah Powell beats two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones on her way to bronze at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Great Britain's Jones wins European gold in Poland Two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones claims women's 57kg taekwondo gold on day four of the European Games in Krakow, Poland.BBC Sport - Published |
