Damon Sansum

Damon Sansum (born 18 February 1987) is a British taekwondo athlete. He won the silver medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in the Men's welterweight category.[1][2][3]

Damon Sansum
Damon Sansum (red) at the Euro 2014 in Baku. Final against Aaron Cook
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987
Paderborn Germany
Height1,87 m
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s) –80 kg
TeamGBR
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 ChelyabinskWelterweight
Bronze medal – third place2017 MujuWelterweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Baku80 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2014 Astana80 kg

In 2017 he competed again in the world championships, getting a bronze medal on the same Men's welterweight category.[4]

References
  1. "Damon Sansum, Team GB Taekwondo at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Damon Sansum. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2015 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "World Taekwondo Championships 2017: Great Britain's Jade Jones takes bronze". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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