| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 October 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
Aaliyah Powell (born 25 October 2002 in Huddersfield) is a British taekwondo practitioner. [1] [2] Powell fought initially in the bantamweight competitions before moving up to lightweight. She has won World Championship bronze medals in both weight classes. [3]
Powell began practising the martial arts taekwondo at age nine, after having competed in dance tournaments as a child. [1]
She won a bronze medal in the women's senior 53 kg competition at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, after being defeated by Tatiana Kudashova in the semifinal. [4] [5] Three years later, she won another bronze at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, this time in the 62 weight class competition. [6] [7]
In 2023, she again won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku. [8] The same year, she won two bronze medals at Grand Prix competitions held in Paris and Manchester, respectively, [9] as well as one bronze at the Grand Slam Qualifier, held in Wuxi. [3]
Powell has passed her GCSEs. [1] Since 2023, she is sponsored by Nike and is exploring careers in fashion and modelling. [4]
