{"id":445,"date":"2019-01-01T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwstkd.com\/?page_id=445"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:44:59","slug":"student-profile-owen-gargan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwstkd.com\/index.php\/student-profile-owen-gargan\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Profile: Owen Gargan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Owen Gargan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd Degree Black Belt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Junior Coach<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n


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Favourite things about taekwondo:<\/strong>
I really enjoy competing in tournaments. I love sparring during training and at competitions.
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Benefits of taekwondo:<\/strong>
Taekwondo has helped me to make new friends and build my confidence, and it helps me to keep fit.

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Future taekwondo goals:<\/strong>
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.
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Career highlights:<\/strong>
Passing my first grading to achieve my first belt. Also becoming English and European Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Awards:<\/strong>

North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
<\/em>2025 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTI Black Belt Competitor of the Year Awards:
<\/em>2023-24 Competitor of the Year \u2013 Boys Sparring

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

2026 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2026 Flanders Fields <\/td>GOLD<\/strong> Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI British Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2025 ITF Open British<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI National Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTF World Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 T-UK English Championships<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Special technique
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 ITFU British Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI Junior Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 Northern Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 OMA Welsh Championships<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 UITF World Championships<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITFU British Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Special technique<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI Junior Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITF North West Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITC Northern Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Speed Kicking<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (October)<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Tag team sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI National Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2023 European Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2023 BUTL Junior Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITF North West Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (Feb 2023)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Tag team sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2023 T-UK English Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 GTI British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 OMA Regional Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Team sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 GTI National Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 ITC Northern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE<\/strong> Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2022 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2021 ITC Southern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2021 GTI National Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring <\/td><\/tr>
2020 PUMA International Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GTI British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Special Technique
GOLD <\/strong>Team Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 LTSI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GTI National Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 BUTL UK Open<\/td>GOLD<\/strong> Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 Heart of England TKD Summer Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITF HQ Wales National Championships<\/td>SILVER<\/strong> Special Technique
BRONZE<\/strong> Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC\/GBTF Northern Open<\/td>SILVER<\/strong> Patterns
SILVER<\/strong> Continuous Sparring
BRONZE<\/strong> Point Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GMS XXI Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 PUMA International Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 Heart of England TKD Christmas Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 ITF Union European Cup<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 BUTL UK Open Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2018 ITF Union Open European
Championships<\/td>		BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>High Kick<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI National Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 Heart of England TKD Summer
Championships<\/td>		BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GMS XIX Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI North West Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Tag Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 EMAP Open Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 Trident TKD Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>High Kick<\/td><\/tr>
2018 NWTKD Open Competition<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI English Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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