Caden Cunningham (born 7 May 2003) is a British taekwondo practitioner. He competes in the + 87kg Heavyweight division.[2]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | + 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Cunningham is from Huddersfield, Yorkshire.[3] He attended King James's School, Almondbury. He trained at Quest Taekwondo as a youngster.
Career edit
Cunningham was a precocious talent winning his first overseas Taekwondo title in Germany, aged twelve years-old. He was subsequently selected to represent Europe at the Children's Taekwondo Union Europe/Asia Challenge in 2016.[4]
Cunningham become the British Cadet taekwondo champion at the national finals in Manchester in 2017, winning the male −49kg category. He was subsequently selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships in Hungary later that year.[5]
Cunningham won the +80 kg division at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix held at the Foro Italico, Rome in June 2023. He defeated Nikita Rafalovich of Uzbekistan in the final.[6][7] That month he was also announced in the British squad to take part in the 2023 European Games held in Kraków.[8] Cunningham won the gold medal at the Games in the Men's +87 kg division.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Caden Cunningham". gbtaekwondo.co.uk.
- ^ "The Secret Life of a Taekwondo Heavyweight". Team GB. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Dippnall, Poppy (19 October 2022). "Caden Cunningham eager to make impact at taekwondo's World Grand Prix in Manchester". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Booth, Mel (13 February 2016). "Huddersfield's Caden Cunningham gets selection for Europe after taekwondo gold in Germany". Examiner Live. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "National titles for two Quest Taekwondo Huddersfield youngsters". Yorkshire Live. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (9 June 2023). "British double and Rashitov gold on first day of World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome". Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "World Taekwondo Grand Prix: Jade Jones and Caden Cunningham win golds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "TEAM GB PRESS RELEASE – KRAKOW 2023 TEAM". Breakinggb.org. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "European Games 2023: Caden Cunningham and Ross Haslam lead golden day for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links edit
- Caden Cunningham profile at World Taekwondo
- Caden Cunningham ranking at World Taekwondo
- Caden Cunningham at TaekwondoData.com
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