Damon Sansum

Damon Sansum

Damon Sansum (red) at the Euro 2014 in Baku. Final against Aaron Cook
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-02-18) 18 February 1987 (age 38) Paderborn Germany
Height	1,87 m
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	–80 kg
Team	GBR
Medal record World Championships 2015 Chelyabinsk Welterweight 2017 Muju Welterweight European Championships 2014 Baku 80 kg Grand Prix 2014 Astana 80 kg

Damon Sansum (born 18 February 1987) is a British taekwondo athlete. He won the silver medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in the Men's welterweight category. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2012 he starred in episodes 6 and 7 in the third season of ITV's dating game show Take Me Out, pairing with contestant Katie after being judged by the panel of 30 women. ^[4]

In 2017 he competed again in the world championships, getting a bronze medal on the same Men's welterweight category. ^[5]

References

1. "Damon Sansum, Team GB Taekwondo at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Damon Sansum. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2015 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. Take Me Out Season 3 Episode 7. ITV. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. "World Taekwondo Championships 2017: Great Britain's Jade Jones takes bronze". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.