Aaliyah Powell

Aaliyah Powell (born 25 October 2002) is a British taekwondo practitioner. Powell fought initially at Bantamweight before moving up to Lightweight and has won World Championship bronze at both weights.

Aaliyah Powell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Manchester Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku Lightweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska62 kg

She won a bronze medal in bantamweight at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, after being defeated by Tatiana Kudashova in the semifinal.[1] She repeated the feat in the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships., falling in the semi-final to eventual gold medalist Sarah Chaari.[2][3]

In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's lightweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

References
  1. "Powell, Aaliyah". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (16 November 2022). "Soltero wins world title on home soil as Chaari and Khodabakhshi triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. "Day 2 in Guadalajara Proves Golden for Belgium, Serbia and Mexico". World Taekwondo. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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