Connor Murphy
2nd Degree Black Belt
Qualified Instructor
GTI National Squad Member
Favourite things about taekwondo:
Sparring.
Benefits of taekwondo:
Making new friends.
Future taekwondo goals:
Improving my fitness and flexibility.
Career highlights:
Becoming a Black Belt in 2018.
Awards:
North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
2023 – Best Senior Male Competitor (1st place)
2019 – Best Junior Male Competitor (2nd place)
2018 – Best Junior Male Competitor (2nd place)
2012 – Best Junior Male Competitor (3rd place)
City of Liverpool Sports Awards:
2020 – Winner, Young Volunteer of the Year
Recent tournament results:
| 2024 UITF World Championships | GOLD Team Sparring |
| 2024 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 OMA Regional Championships (February) | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2024 GTI English Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 GTI British Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (October) | GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 European Open Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (February) | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 T-UK English Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 GTI English Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2022 GTI British Open | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2022 OMA Championships (Oct 22) | SILVER Sparring |
| 2021 GTI National Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2020 PUMA International Open | BRONZE Patterns |
| 2020 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 ITF Union Open English Cup | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships | GOLD Team Sparring SILVER Sparring |
| 2019 GTI National Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 BUTL UK Open | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 ITC Open Championships | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 ITC/GBTF Northern Open | SILVER Point Sparring SILVER Continuous Sparring |
| 2019 NWTKD North West Open | GOLD Team Patterns |
| 2018 GMS Open Championships XX | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 BUTL UK Open Championships | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 GTI National Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 GTI North West Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Tag Team Sparring |
| 2018 Trident TKD Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 NWTKD Open Competition | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring |