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Jade Jones
OBE
Jones at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NicknameThe Headhunter[1]
Born (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 32)
Bodelwyddan, Wales
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTaekwondo
Event –57 kg
ClubGB Academy
TeamGBR
Turned pro2010[3]
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gyeongju 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Muju 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Querétaro (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Manchester 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abidjan (F) 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Manchester 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rome 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Rabat 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Mexico City (F) 57 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 St. Petersburg 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 55 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tijuana 57 kg
Updated on 10 July 2025

Jade Louise Jones OBE (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh former taekwondo athlete, who is now training as a boxer. As a Taekwondo competitor in the ‍–‍57kg category, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist (2012, 2016), a one-time world champion (2019), and a three-time European champion (2016, 2018, 2021). Jones also won two gold medals at the European Games and ten gold medals in World Grand Prix events. In 2012, she had the distinction of winning Great Britain's first ever taekwondo gold medal at an Olympic games.

After first taking up taekwondo at age 8, Jones had a successful junior career, finishing with a silver medal at the 2010 World Juniors Championships and a gold medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics. She won her first senior title at the 2011 U.S Open, and then won a silver medal at the senior World Championships the same year. Jones became Olympic champion in 2012, triumphing in the ‍–‍57kg category. In 2014, she won the World Grand Prix finals for the first time, and in 2015 she won gold at the European Games. Jones became European champion for the first time in 2016, and she then successfully defended her Olympic title at the 2016 Games.

Jones won the Grand Prix finals in both 2016 and 2017 and she became European champion for the second time in 2018. She claimed her first world title in 2019 and third European title in 2021. At the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, she was unable to win a record-breaking third taekwondo gold medal, exiting in the opening round. Jones won more titles in 2023, including at the European Games, but later in the year she was provisionally suspended for failing to supply a urine sample to UK anti-doping officials, though she was later cleared of any wrongdoing. Jones returned to competition, but was eliminated in the first round at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In March 2025, she announced that she was ending her taekwondo career, and would take up boxing instead.

Early life

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Jones was born in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales.[3] She was introduced to taekwondo by her grandfather, Martin, who took her to a taster session at age 8. He wanted her to channel her energy productively and she tried swimming, football, badminton and athletics before choosing the combat sport. She initially trained at Flint Pavilion Leisure Centre before her grandfather drove her to Cardiff for training, after she was identified at national level.[4][5] Jones attended Flint High School, leaving aged 16 to take up taekwondo full-time. She then trained with the Manchester Aces before joining British Taekwondo's elite training hub.[6]

Jones is nicknamed "The Headhunter" because of her preference to attempt high-scoring head shots over lower scoring body strikes.[1]

Career

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2010‍–‍2012

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Jones won a bronze medal in the -53kg category at the 2010 European Championships in Saint Petersburg,[7] and a silver medal in the World Juniors Taekwondo Championships.[8] Then, with the help of her local community in Flint who raised £1600 for her expenses, she travelled to Mexico to take part in qualifying for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics.[5] There, she beat Than Thao Nguyen 9–6 in the ‍–‍55kg category final to become Great Britain's first gold medallist at the Games.[9][10] At the end of 2010, Jones was named the BBC Cymru Wales Junior Sportswoman of the Year.[11]

Jones won her first senior title at the U.S Open in Austin, Texas in February 2011. She won gold in the −62 kg division having won bronze in the −57 kg competition the previous day.[12] She then reached the final of the German Open where she was defeated by Ana Zaninovic.[13] At the 2011 World Championships in Gyeongju, Jones advanced to the final of the ‍–‍57 kg event after beating Marlène Harnois in the semi-finals. She ended the competition with the silver medal after losing the final to Hou Yuzhuo in a sudden-death round.[14] In recognition of her progress, Jones was given the Bob Humphrys Award at the SportingWales Rising Star Awards.[15] In October, Jones won a gold medal at the British Open in Manchester by defeating Harnois 10–8 in the final,[16] however she then lost to the same opponent in the semi-finals of the French Open.[17]

At the 2012 German Open in Hamburg, Jones won a silver medal after losing 3‍–‍8 to Yun Wang in the final.[18] In May, she won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Manchester, after being beaten 8‍–‍16 by Edina Kotsis.[19] Jones was then selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the ‍–‍57kg weight category.[20] At the games, Jones beat the top seed Tseng Li-Cheng in the semi-finals after having beaten Mayu Hamada in the quarter-finals and Dragana Gladović in her first bout. In the final, she beat Hou Yuzhuo 6‍–‍4 to become the first Briton to win a taekwondo gold medal. Jones described hearing the national anthem at her medal ceremony as the best moment of her life.[21]

2013‍–‍2016

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Jones commenced 2013 with a first round loss at the Trelleborg Open to Martina Zubcic,[22] but she bounced back in March with victory at the German Open, claiming a 13‍–‍11 win over Daria Zhuravleva in the gold medal match.[23] She suffered disappointment in July, however, losing by a golden-point to Mayu Hamada at the 2013 World Championships. With the scores tied at 2‍–‍2, their bout entered a sudden-death round and it was Hamada who landed the next strike. Her exit in the quarter-finals of the tournament left Jones "devastated".[24] At the end of the year, she competed in the World Grand Prix event in Manchester where she finished with a silver medal, after a 3‍–‍4 defeat by Eva Calvo Gomez.[25] Reflecting back on 2013, Jones admitted that her defeat at the World Championships, coupled with a back injury, meant that she "wasn't enjoying it anymore", and that she didn't want to train. However, by the end of the year she revealed that she had refound her love for the sport.[26]

In May 2014, Jones won silver at the European Championships in Baku. She led 9‍–‍6 against Eva Calvo Gomez but ended up losing the match 9‍–‍11.[27] The following month, she won the Swiss Open in Lausanne by defeating Eva Calvo Gomez 2‍–‍1 in the final.[28] In August, Jones won silver at the World Grand Prix series event in Astana, after she fell to a golden-point defeat against Eva Calvo Gomez.[29] In October, she reached another final in the World Grand Prix series, this time in Manchester, where she finished with silver after a 4‍–‍5 defeat to Eva Calvo Gomez.[30] She then won the World Grand Prix finals for the first time with a 7‍–‍3 victory over world number one Eva Calvo Gomez in Queretaro, which ended a run of defeats against her Spanish opponent.[31]

At the 2015 Swiss Open, Jones won a golden-point to seal a 10‍–‍9 victory against Nikita Glasnovic in the -57kg final after she had earlier trailed 0‍–‍8.[32] Jones was caught up in controversy at the 2015 World Championships in Russia. She was defeated 9–10 by Kimia Alizadeh at the quarter-finals stage of the tournament, however the result was controversial as the electronic scoring system crashed during the bout. With the scores level at 9‍–‍9, Jones landed with a shot to the chest and Alizadeh scored on the counter. When the scoreboard reset, Jones score had not been added and she was eliminated from the competition.[33][34] The following month she competed at the European Games in Baku, where she triumphed 12‍–‍9 over Zaninovic to secure gold.[35] In August, Jones won silver at the first leg of the World Grand Prix series in Moscow, after a defeat against Alizadeh,[36] but the following month she was victorious at the next round of the series in Samsun. There, she claimed a 6‍–‍3 victory against Huang Yun-wen to clinch gold.[37] Jones then won another gold at the next round in Manchester, triumphing 14‍–‍4 against Eva Calvo Gomez in the final.[38] She finished the World Grand Prix series with a bronze medal in Mexico City.[39]

Jones won gold at the 2016 German Open in April after opponent Ivett Gonda withdrew from the final with injury. The competition marked Jones own return from a knee injury which had caused her to miss several events.[40] In May, Jones became European champion for the first time, after claiming an 11‍–‍5 victory over Glasnovic in Montreux.[41][42] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Jones won her second Olympic gold medal in the ‍–‍57kg division. She progressed to the final with victories over Naima Bakkal, Raheleh Asemani and Glasnovic, before overcoming Eva Calvo Gomez 16–7 in the final, to defend the title she had won four years previously.[43] In December, Jones won gold again, this time at the World Grand Prix in Baku. She whitewashed Hedaya Malak 7‍–‍0 in the final.[44]

2017‍–‍2021

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Jones took a break from Taekwando at the start of 2017, which included an appearance on reality TV show The Jump. She returned in April at the President's Cup in Athens, where she claimed gold in the final against Ekaterina Kim. Jones stated that her break from the sport had given her the hunger to compete back.[45] At the 2017 World Championships in Muju, her attempt to win a maiden World Championship ended with an 8‍–‍14 defeat in the semi-finals to Lee Ah-reum, giving her a bronze medal instead.[46] Jones then competed in the World Grand Prix series. In Rabat, she was defeated 6‍–‍8 in the final by Hatice Kübra İlgün,[47] but she went one better at the next leg of the series in London, triumphing over Lee Ah-reum 31‍–‍14 to secure gold.[48] She then won gold again at the World Grand Prix finals in Cote d'Ivoire, where she overcame Eva Calvo Gomez 26‍–‍7. Jones ended the year as world number one.[49]

Jones began 2018 with a quarter-finals defeat to İrem Yaman at the Grand Slam series in China.[50] Jones then retained her European title with a golden-point victory over Kübra İlgün in Kazan.[51] In June, Jones claimed victory in the World Grand Prix series event in Rome, triumphing over Marta Calvo Gomez 14‍–‍12 in the final.[52] She won a further gold in October, at the World Grand Prix event in Manchester, beating Zhou Lijun 11‍–‍4 in the final.[53]

Jones became world champion for the first time at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester. She overcame Lee Ah-reum, the defending champion, 14‍–‍7 in the final. Jones admitted she was "desperate" to win the title and said her focus would now be on winning a third consecutive Olympic gold medal saying "I want to be a legend and no-one has ever won three Olympics in a row, so that's the target".[54]

In February 2020, Jones suffered a knee ligament injury at the President's Cup in Sweden, which forced her to withdraw from the final.[55] In April 2021, Jones became European champion for the third time after triumphing over Kübra İlgün 20‍–‍5 in Sofia.[56] Jones then competed at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, bidding to become the first competitor to win three Olympic taekwondo gold medals. She was drawn to face Alizadeh in the opening round, and Jones was eliminated, losing 12‍–‍16. Reflecting on her loss, Jones said the absence of her family (due to Covid restrictions) had affected her confidence, explaining "Usually I have my whole family there so when I am scared when I come out, them cheering gives me that extra push to go for it. I got trapped in that fear mode today".[57][58]

2022‍–‍2025

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In February 2022, Jones won gold at the President's Cup in Albania. There, she defeated Glasnovic 10‍–‍2 in her first competition since her early exit at the Olympics.[59] At the European Championships in Manchester, she finished with a bronze medal after a 24‍–‍27 semi-finals defeat to Patrycja Adamkiewicz.[60] Jones claimed two silver medals during the World Grand Prix series. In Rome, she lost 10‍–‍25 to Luo Zongshi,[61] and in Manchester she also finished runner-up after she was again beaten by Luo.[62] Jones won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Guadalajara after she suffered another defeat to Luo, this time in the semi-finals.[63]

At the 2023 World Championships, Jones exited in the quarter-finals after a defeat to Lo Chia-ling in Baku.[64] However, she then won gold at the European Games in June, after overcoming Luana Marton 2‍–‍0 in Krakow.[65] At the World Grand Prix series event in Rome, Jones claimed the gold medal after defeating reigning world champion Nahid Kiyanichandeh.[66] In the next round of the series in Paris, Jones clinched another gold with a 2‍–‍0 victory over Luo.[67]

In December 2023, Jones was provisionally suspended after failing to supply a urine sample when requested by the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD). However, she was cleared to resume competition in July 2024, when UKAD ruled that confidential medical records showed Jones bore "no fault or negligence for her refusal or failure to submit to her sample collection" and stated it was satisfied not to punish her on the "very exceptional circumstances."[68][69]

Jones finished with silver at the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade.[70] She then travelled to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she again attempted to become the first person to win three taekwando gold medals.[71][72] She was unsuccessful, however, losing to Miljana Reljiḱ in her opening bout.[73][74] Afterwards, Jones reflected "I came out today, I froze", and added "I'm just gutted that I didn't show what I'm capable of, what me and the coaches worked so hard to show."[75]

On 7 March 2025, Jones announced that she was quitting taekwondo, to take up boxing. She started training with former boxer Stephen Smith, and admitted that her family thought her decision was "crazy". She said that she was "dreaming big" and that it was her goal to become a two-sport world champion.[76]

Personal life

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After Jones won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a post box in her hometown of Flint was painted gold to recognize her success.[77] In addition, Flint Pavilion Leisure Centre, where she first took up taekwondo, was renamed the Jade Jones Pavilion Flint.[78]

Jones won the public vote for the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2012.[79] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to taekwondo[80][81] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to taekwondo and sport.[82][83]

During the Covid-19 lockdown in England, she lived with her friend and fellow Olympic taekwondo competitor Bianca Walkden. They converted their garage into a gym and trained together.[4]

In 2017, Jones appeared on the winter sports reality TV show The Jump. This was against the wishes of both her coach Paul Green, and British Taekwondo, who were concerned that the show might be dangerous.[84] She then appeared on series four of Celebs Go Dating, which was broadcast in 2018.[85] In 2022, Jones took part in the TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins.[86]

In August 2024, it was reported that Jones was in a relationship with former taekwondo athlete Jordan Gayle.[87]

See also

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