Aaliyah Powell

Aaliyah Powell (born 25 October 2002 in Huddersfield) is a British taekwondo practitioner.[1][2] Powell fought initially in the bantamweight competitions before moving up to lightweight. She has won World Championship bronze medals in both weight classes.[3]

Aaliyah Powell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2019 Manchester 53 kg
2022 Guadalajara 62 kg
2023 Baku 62 kg
Grand Slam
2023 Wuxi (Q)67 kg
Grand Prix
2023 Paris57 kg
2023 Manchester (F)57 kg
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska62 kg
European Championships
2024 Belgrade62 kg
World Junior Championships
2018 Hammamet 46 kg

Career

Powell began practising the martial arts taekwondo at age nine, after having competed in dance tournaments as a child.[1]

She won a bronze medal in the women's senior 53 kg competition at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, after being defeated by Tatiana Kudashova in the semifinal.[4][5] Three years later, she won another bronze at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, this time in the 62 weight class competition.[6][7]

In 2023, she again won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku.[8] The same year, she won two bronze medals at Grand Prix competitions held in Paris and Manchester, respectively,[9] as well as one bronze at the Grand Slam Qualifier, held in Wuxi.[3]

Personal life

Powell has passed her GCSEs.[1] Since 2023, she is sponsored by Nike and is exploring careers in fashion and modelling.[4]

References
  1. "Aaliyah Powell". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. https://olympics.com/de/athleten/aaliyah-powell
  3. "Powell, Aaliyah". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/aaliyah-powell-versus-jade-jones-as-yorkshire-athlete-bids-for-taekwondo-gp-glory-and-paris-2024-spot-4431050
  5. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/aaliyah-powell-interview-huddersfields-world-championship-taekwondo-star-faces-battle-with-jade-jones-for-team-gb-olympic-spot-3931975
  6. Berkeley, Geoff (16 November 2022). "Soltero wins world title on home soil as Chaari and Khodabakhshi triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. "Day 2 in Guadalajara Proves Golden for Belgium, Serbia and Mexico". World Taekwondo. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. "World Taekwondo Championships: Aaliyah Powell takes bronze in Baku". BBC Sport. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. "World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final: Aaliyah Powell beats Jade Jones on way to bronze". Yahoo News. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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