Oliver Gargan
1st Kup Red Belt Black Stripe
GTI National Squad Member
Favourite things about taekwondo:
I enjoy competing in tournaments and socialising through taekwondo.
Benefits of taekwondo:
Following in my big brotherโs footsteps to learn new skills like self defence. I have also made new friends.
Future taekwondo goals:
I want to be successful in tournaments and achieve my black belt as quickly as possible.
Career highlights:
At only my second tournament, moving up a weight and grade to compete against colour belts and then winning double gold.
Awards:
North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
2023 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2022 – Best Young Junior Male Competitor
2020-21 โ Top Competitor (3rd place)
2019 โ Best Young Junior Male Competitor (2nd place)
Recent tournament results:
| 2024 UITF World Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 ITFU British Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 GTI Junior Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring BRONZE Team Patterns |
| 2024 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2024 GTI North West Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Patterns GOLD Speed Kicking |
| 2024 OMA Regional Championships (February) | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Patterns |
| 2024 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2023 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (October) | GOLD Sparring GOLD Tag Team Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2023 GTI National Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 European Open Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2023 BUTL Junior Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Flying kick |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (February) | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Tag team sparring |
| 2023 T-UK English Championships | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2023 GTI English Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 OMA Regional Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Speed kicking |
| 2022 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2021 ITC Southern Open | SILVER Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2021 GTI British Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2021 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2020 PUMA International Open | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2020 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2019 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 BUTL UK Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 Heart of England TKD Summer Open | GOLD Sparring GOLD Speed Kick BRONZE High Kick BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 ITC Open Championships | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 ITF HQ Wales National Championships | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Dragon Tail |
| 2019 GMS XXI Open Championships | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 GTI English Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 Heart of England TKD Christmas Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |