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About Lauren Burns
Taking up Taekwondo as a young girl out of mild curiosity, Lauren Burns is now Australia's first Olympic Gold Medalist in the sport. As one of only three individual Australian female Olympic gold medalists, Lauren has emerged as one of the most successful Olympians from the Sydney 2000 Games.
Lauren's victory brought the Australian public and Olympic crowd to its feet when she realised she had defeated Cuba's Ubia Melendez Rodriguez and created Olympic history. Lauren has had to make many personal sacrifices to win gold. But in the long run, it was all worth it!
Before her Olympic triumph, few knew that Lauren had been 12 times Australian Champion and had achieved a string of international titles, including medals at world championship level. Lauren's gold medal has put Australia on the map as a major international competitor for the sport of Taekwondo.
Lauren's story has been featured on television programs such as The Panel, Australian Story, Burke's Backyard and Roy & HG.
Since officially retiring from Taekwondo, Lauren has also written a book Fighting Spirit and was part of Seven's Olympic Commentary team for Athens. Lauren has also made a name for herself as one of Australia's finest speakers.
She conducts active and motivational presentations and workshops, transforming her stories and experiences into life skills. She talks about what it takes to be successful and interacts with a wide range of audiences in a fun manner - and even has someone, if not everyone, break a board!
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