Caden Cunningham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003[1]
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportTaekwondo
Event+ 87 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Rome+87 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Manchester+87 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Paris+87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome+87 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska+87 kg
Updated on 6 December 2023.

Caden Cunningham (born 7 May 2003) is a British taekwondo practitioner. He competes in the + 87kg Heavyweight division.[2]

Early life

Cunningham is from Huddersfield, Yorkshire.[3] He attended King James's School, Almondbury. He trained at Quest Taekwondo as a youngster.

Career

Cunningham was a precocious talent winning his first overseas Taekwondo title in Germany, aged twelve years-old. He was subsequently selected to represent Europe at the Children's Taekwondo Union Europe/Asia Challenge in 2016.[4]

Cunningham become the British Cadet taekwondo champion at the national finals in Manchester in 2017, winning the male −49kg category. He was subsequently selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships in Hungary later that year.[5]

Cunningham won the +80 kg division at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix held at the Foro Italico, Rome in June 2023. He defeated Nikita Rafalovich of Uzbekistan in the final.[6][7] That month he was also announced in the British squad to take part in the 2023 European Games held in Kraków.[8] Cunningham won the gold medal at the Games in the Men's +87 kg division.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Caden Cunningham". gbtaekwondo.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "The Secret Life of a Taekwondo Heavyweight". Team GB. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Dippnall, Poppy (19 October 2022). "Caden Cunningham eager to make impact at taekwondo's World Grand Prix in Manchester". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Booth, Mel (13 February 2016). "Huddersfield's Caden Cunningham gets selection for Europe after taekwondo gold in Germany". Examiner Live. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "National titles for two Quest Taekwondo Huddersfield youngsters". Yorkshire Live. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Burke, Patrick (9 June 2023). "British double and Rashitov gold on first day of World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome". Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "World Taekwondo Grand Prix: Jade Jones and Caden Cunningham win golds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "TEAM GB PRESS RELEASE – KRAKOW 2023 TEAM". Breakinggb.org. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "European Games 2023: Caden Cunningham and Ross Haslam lead golden day for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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