Charlie Maddock (born 15 November 1995) is an

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taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

athlete. In May 2015, Maddock competed for Great Britain in the -49kg category at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships. She reached the quarter-finals before being beaten 15-0 by

Wu Jingyu Wu Jingyu (; born February 1, 1987) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class. She also won several medals at world championships and Asian Games. Biography W ...

. In June 2015, Maddock took part in the inaugural

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, winning Great Britain's first taekwondo medal at those games winning a gold medal. In 2016, Maddock won her first global title, taking the World Grand Prix in London in the one-off final event.

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* * 1995 births Living people English female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in taekwondo European Games gold medalists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Staffordshire Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent {{UK-taekwondo-bio-stub