{"id":387,"date":"2019-01-01T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T19:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwstkd.com\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:47:43","slug":"connor-murphy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwstkd.com\/index.php\/connor-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Profile: Connor Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Connor Murphy<\/strong>

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3rd Degree Black Belt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualified Instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTI National Squad Member<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Favourite things about taekwondo:<\/strong>
Sparring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Benefits of taekwondo:<\/strong>
Making new friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Future taekwondo goals:<\/strong>
Improving my fitness and flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Career highlights:<\/strong>
Becoming a Black Belt in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Awards:<\/strong>

North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
<\/em>2025 – Best Senior Competitor (2nd place)
2024 – Best Senior Competitor (2nd place)
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:
<\/em>2020 \u2013 Winner, Young Volunteer of the Year

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Recent tournament results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 OMA British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2026 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTF World Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 Rotterdam Taekwondo Cup<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 LTSI South East Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 Northern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 UITF World Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITF North West Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITC Northern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 OMA Regional Championships (February)<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (October)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI National Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 European Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITF North West Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITC Northern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (February)<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 T-UK English Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI English Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2022 OMA Championships (Oct 22)<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2021 GTI National Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring <\/td><\/tr>
2020 PUMA International Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2020 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITF Union Open English Cup<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Team Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GTI National Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 BUTL UK Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC Open Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC\/GBTF Northern Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Point Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Continuous Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 NWTKD North West Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Team Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GMS Open Championships XX <\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring <\/td><\/tr>
2018 BUTL UK Open Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring <\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI National Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Tag Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 Trident TKD Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 NWTKD Open Competition<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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