MUNRO Beth

Date of Birth: 23 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: K44

Place of residence : CARDIFF

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Taekwondo	Women K44 -58kg	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall B	Women K44 -58kg Round of 16 #206 GBR MUNRO BMUNRO Beth Sport Class: K44 21 PTF NEP GOVERDHAN PGOVERDHAN Palesha Sport Class: K44 8	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall B	Women K44 -58kg Quarterfinal #214 GBR MUNRO BMUNRO Beth Sport Class: K44 34 PTF TUR GURDAL GGURDAL Gamze Sport Class: K44 22	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall B	Women K44 -58kg Semifinal #226 CHN LI YLI Yujie Sport Class: K44 25 GBR MUNRO BMUNRO Beth Sport Class: K44 34 PTF	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall B	Women K44 -58kg Gold Medal Contest #236 DEN GJESSING LGJESSING Lisa Sport Class: K44 32 PTF GBR MUNRO BMUNRO Beth Sport Class: K44 14	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Psychology - Liverpool John Moores University, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

She took up the sport in December 2019. (World Taekwondo YouTube channel, 11 May 2021)

She previously played netball and moved to Wales in 2019 to train as a javelin thrower, before being talent-spotted by Disability Sport Wales at a multi-sport test event in Anglesey, Wales. "I didn't know there was a Para taekwondo team. But this has fallen into place perfectly and I am riding the wave to see where it goes. It was a no brainer. If you get offered a bucket list option of potentially winning a Paralympic medal, you take it. It's still all a tad surreal. It's been an up and down process in the middle of a [COVID-19] pandemic. It's been a change of sport and a change of career but why not?" (britishtaekwondo.org.uk, 12 May 2021; gbtaekwondo.co.uk, 29 Apr 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 26 May 2021; World Taekwondo YouTube channel, 11 May 2021)

She trains at the National Taekwondo Centre in Manchester, England. (Destination Tokyo podcast, 28 May 2021)

British Para taekwondo athlete Amy Truesdale. (Destination Tokyo podcast, 28 May 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you have a dream and you are given the opportunity to live out that dream, and you have the focus and determination, then you can achieve it." (paralympics.org.uk, 26 May 2021)

General Interest

Classification
K44 (gbtaekwondo.co.uk, 29 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (telegraph.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
She was born with an impairment to her left arm. (telegraph.co.uk, 30 Jun 2021)

General
NETBALL SKILLS
She says her background as a netball player has made the transition to taekwondo easier. "There are a lot of transferable skills from netball. Reaction times, footwork, speed and agility are all important in netball and in Para taekwondo. Even when it comes to blocking, the speed I can block certain kicks comes from my netball. I won't lie though, I can't fully do the splits and that's something I have to work on. But it's been a great challenge going to something so new. There's a lot to learn. I love a good challenge and I hope I will succeed. This is my life now and I absolutely love that I can train as a full-time athlete. People dream of this." (paralympics.org.uk, 26 May 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also earned a master's degree in health psychology, natural sciences and psychology at Liverpool John Moores University in England. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
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