Australia's first ever taekwondo Olympic gold medal - Lauren Burns

Australia's first ever taekwondo Olympic gold medal - Lauren Burns - Sydney 2000

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12 жыл бұрын

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Inspiration to get into sports comes in all forms. It can even come from a brother who started taekwondo lessons motivated by "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie. Just ask Lauren Burns.
From that unusual inspiration, Lauren started taekwondo at age 14. Six years later, when the sport was announced to debut at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, she defined the Olympic medal as her goal.
With a packed audience to inspire her, Lauren Burns faced Cuban athlete Urbia Melendez in a thrilling contest which gave her the first ever taekwondo Olympic gold medal for Australia.
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@TheFullcontactfighte Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Me and my family were there...it's was the first time we went to Homebush that year: to watch the Olympic Tae Kwon Do...the second time I went as a coach, taking among the competitors my own daughter... Later, on a training session, the Olympic champion signed my daughter' hogu...time indeed flies! Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!!

@mushroomprincess3502 Жыл бұрын

Oi oi oi!

@Milanders 11 жыл бұрын

Under todays rules she would have won 9 - 2, getting bonus points for her back kick and 6 points for her two head shots, actually had they had electronic protectors it would probably have been 8 - 0

@grem9272 2 жыл бұрын

When the Taekwondo was elegant and fashionable .unfortunately in those last 10 years taekwondo has lose his really style and spirit .

@JamesPark77777 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. what happend

@TurboBugHunter 11 жыл бұрын

Lauren burns was part of the reason I got into taekwondo and I've been loving it ever since. What is this song by the way?

@massivemagoo 2 жыл бұрын

i was in the crowd. wish the camera panned to where i was sitting and i could see myself in the audience tho :(

@Supermario0429 3 жыл бұрын

I love Austrailia. Keep going all!

@deanjohnson1035 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that Axe kick you go girl!

@greenlimenay 6 жыл бұрын

Proud of our aussies

@ttoctam3 10 ай бұрын

Why is this not available?

@Allnew_K 5 жыл бұрын

Good old days

@Michael-px9oo 6 жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the bgm?

@tipperary1082 5 жыл бұрын

Hamish and Andy anyone?

@lisbethpantoja2727 8 жыл бұрын

mi querida prof ulbia melendez nunca la voy a olvidar ,que mujer mas humilde

@drako8502 2 жыл бұрын

isso era TAEKWONDO de VERDADE ......

@sumayohussein9453 7 жыл бұрын

she came to my school and we touched her Olympian medal and this Silver thing and she taught Taekwondo we had photos the day that she came was September 9th and her best friend is Amy today was the best day ever it seem very good except it was raining never mind THAT WAS THE BEST DAY EVER my family was jealous LoL am keep on writing this until I say The things mt group had papers this were the people Sumayo that's me nell Asha Jessica kunuz zeynep and Myles lol

@jazzy3032 6 жыл бұрын

sumayo Hussein I

@pirwzy 7 жыл бұрын

that referee needs to get his shirt tailored

@juliajoy3305 6 жыл бұрын

Pirwzy good old 2000 😂😂

@christianlorre 7 жыл бұрын

It's silly to make a big deal of it being Australia's first gold medal in taekwondo as if they've been waiting. The fact is the Sydney games were the first Olympics where this was a full fledged sport.

@fjbutch 11 жыл бұрын

Good onya Aussie !!!!!!!!!!!

@SamsMovies 8 жыл бұрын

i held her gold medal today :) lol

@gaztopia1 12 жыл бұрын

OK.... for you silly people debating.... She won it fairly and squarely by a referee who looks more Cuban than Australian. Whether you agree or don't agree with the result, the history books will always show Lauren Burns as the victor.

@Aussiex77x 11 жыл бұрын

With today's rule changes, she would have won by a lot more. Those headkicks are three points apiece now, so she would have won 8-2, assuming those body kicks would have come up on electronic shields.

@SPOOKSTR 5 жыл бұрын

Looked like 2 angry Irish dancers.

@fearsword357 12 жыл бұрын

As an avid Aussie sports fan I'd prefer this to the current Olympics we are pathetic in 2012!!

@mytram508 5 жыл бұрын

fearsword357 this was in 2000 dumbo read the title

@iansinclair6256 6 жыл бұрын

This is the Taekwondo i prefer, not this new fairy tapping stuff.

@888assclown 12 жыл бұрын

face shots

@cortarelva 12 жыл бұрын

Oportunism wins. The Cuban had much better skill and had more initiative but couldnt connect as much.

@futureproducer12 12 жыл бұрын

Ok I'm Australian and I'm happy that she got gold but that was absolute bullshit the Cuban girl clearly won that Lauren only got that because it was hosted in Australia

@travislegg4231 6 жыл бұрын

Aiden Rawlins Bullshit. We had a male Australian in the finals as well. He lost. So if thats the case why did he loose?

@leannewilson1080 2 жыл бұрын

Not true...Lauren won her gold fair and square.Aiden...if what you say is true...how come Daniel Trenton only won silver?Explain that based on your theory!!!

@weluvjahvon 2 жыл бұрын

Educate me on why they yell

@Tuan... 2 жыл бұрын

Because in taekwondo, yelling or a kia shows dominance and it helps with breathing during the fight

@wafflepwnify 12 жыл бұрын

i get so confused with the points because 90% of the time there is a score and no point is awarded.

@freftd 12 жыл бұрын

If they just kept their hands up and protected themselves properly the way a boxer would, so many pf these kicks wouldnt land.

@leannewilson1080 2 жыл бұрын

You are not encouraged to block while sparring as it may hurt your opponent!I trained in Taekwondo for 4 years.

@leebaidyanathan1 12 жыл бұрын

how is the cuban a winner??

@JB-vd8bi 3 жыл бұрын

She's not...

@TheKillerCookieXD 12 жыл бұрын

@freftd But if they had a boxers stance it would be harder to land a kick

@jwpla 12 жыл бұрын

lol i cant believe this is an olympic sport

@logansmith7241 11 жыл бұрын

My beer can do that, hold me

@KomodoSerpent 12 жыл бұрын

That's not how the adjudication works.

@youngkenjutsu 12 жыл бұрын

I can do that, hold my beer

@lupebeto9367 5 жыл бұрын

Some points were bullshit

@Dumdum888888 6 жыл бұрын

Really dull. Least fun martial art to spectate.

@futureproducer12 12 жыл бұрын

please do go on about how you know much more about taekwondo than me, enlighten to me how the "adjudacation" doesnt work that way btw its called refereeing/ judging no one calls it an adjudacator

@z06tiKo 11 жыл бұрын

@Dan7564 go watch a WKF video and come back and comment again. Taekwondo is a fakee version of karate or martial arts as a whole. Only drops the name of karate .

@travislegg4231 6 жыл бұрын

Tigran Martirosyan how is it a fake version of karate?

@mytram508 5 жыл бұрын

Yea right