Owen Gargan
1st Degree Black Belt
GTI National Squad Member
Junior Coach
Favourite things about taekwondo:
I really enjoy competing in tournaments. I love sparring during training and at competitions.
Benefits of taekwondo:
Taekwondo has helped me to make new friends and build my confidence, and it helps me to keep fit.
Future taekwondo goals:
I want to achieve a black belt and do well in tournaments. I would like to travel around the world and hopefully become a World Champion.
Career highlights:
Passing my first grading to achieve my first belt. Also becoming English and European Champion.
Awards:
North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
2024 – Best Junior Male Competitor (3rd place)
2023 – Best Junior Male Competitor (2nd place)
2022 – Best Junior Male Competitor
2019 – Best Young Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2018 – Best Young Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2017 – Best Young Junior Male Competitor (2nd place)
GTI Black Belt Competitor of the Year Awards:
2023-24 Competitor of the Year – Boys Sparring
Recent tournament results:
| 2024 GTI British Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2024 OMA Welsh Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 UITF World Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring |
| 2024 ITFU British Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns BRONZE Special technique |
| 2024 GTI Junior Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring SILVER Team Sparring |
| 2024 ITF North West Championships | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2024 GTI North West Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 ITC Northern Open | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Speed Kicking |
| 2024 GTI English Open | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 GTI British Open | SILVER Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (October) | BRONZE Tag team sparring |
| 2023 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 European Open Championships | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 BUTL Junior Championships | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (Feb 2023) | GOLD Speed kicking GOLD Sparring GOLD Tag team sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2023 T-UK English Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD 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 Team sparring |
| 2022 GTI National Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2022 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2021 ITC Southern Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2021 GTI National Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2020 PUMA International Open | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships | GOLD Sparring GOLD Special Technique GOLD Team Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 LTSI English Open | SILVER Patterns |
| 2019 GTI National Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 BUTL UK Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2019 Heart of England TKD Summer Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 ITC Open Championships | SILVER Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 ITF HQ Wales National Championships | SILVER Special Technique BRONZE Sparring |
| 2019 ITC/GBTF Northern Open | SILVER Patterns SILVER Continuous Sparring BRONZE Point Sparring |
| 2019 GMS XXI Open Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2019 PUMA International Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2018 Heart of England TKD Christmas Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 ITF Union European Cup | SILVER Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 BUTL UK Open Championships | GOLD Patterns |
| 2018 ITF Union Open European Championships | BRONZE Patterns SILVER Sparring GOLD High Kick |
| 2018 GTI National Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 Heart of England TKD Summer Championships | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 GMS XIX Open Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2018 GTI North West Open | BRONZE Sparring GOLD Tag Team Sparring |
| 2018 EMAP Open Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 Trident TKD Championships | GOLD Sparring GOLD High Kick |
| 2018 NWTKD Open Competition | SILVER Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 GTI English Open | BRONZE Patterns GOLD Sparring |