Bradly John Sinden (born 19 September 1998) is a British Taekwondo athlete who won gold at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, becoming the first British male World Taekwondo champion.[1]

Bradly Sinden
Personal information
Birth nameBradly John Sinden
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 26)
Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
College teamLoughborough College
TeamGB Taekwondo
Coached byMartin Stamper (national)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Guadalajara 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Muju 63 kg
Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi 68 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Moscow 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Moscow (F) 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rome 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Manchester 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rome 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 68 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sofia 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan 63 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Daugavpils 63 kg

At the following 2020 Summer Olympics, he reached the final in his weight category where he won a silver medal, losing 34–29 against Ulugbek Rashitov.[2] Sinden's medal was the first medal guaranteed for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics when he qualified for the 68 kg final, although judoku Chelsie Giles was the first to actually have the colour of her medal confirmed and medal awarded.

He won the silver medal in the men's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico before taking his first European title in Manchester in 2022.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sinden lost in the semis-finals and withdrew from his bronze medal match due to injury.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hard-working Bradly Sinden now sets sights on Olympic taekwondo gold". Yorkshire Post. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Bradly Sinden takes silver for Great Britain after defeat in taekwondo final". BBC Sport. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Injury forces Doncaster's Bradly Sinden to pull out of bronze medal match at Paris 2024". Doncaster Freeman Press. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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