Achievements

 2011 Released and published cookbook, Food from a Loving Home
 2009 Australian Natural Therapists Association – Bursary Award
 2009 Bachelor Health Science, Naturopathy
 2007 Olympic Education Ambassador
 2004 Appointed on The Athletes Commission for the Australian Olympic Committee
 2004 – 2007 Representative on the Athletes Commission, Taekwondo Australia
 2001 Best Selling Author, Fighting Spirit
 2001 Sports Medal Recipient
 2001 Young Australian of the Year, Nillumbik Shire
 2000 Taekwondo Australia Fighter of the Year
 2000 Order Of Australia Medal recipient
 1999, 2001 Blitz Female Full Contact Fighter of the Year
 Women’s Team Captain, Australian Taekwondo Team
 3rd Dan black belt
 1999 Leader Newspaper Sports Star of the year

International competition experience:

 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES (Sydney) – GOLD
Olympic weight –49kg
 2000 WORLD CUP (Lyon, France) 
Fly weight
 2000 US OPEN (Hawaii) – SILVER
Fly weight
 1999 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Edmonton, Canada)
Fly weight
 1999 DUTCH OPEN – Quarter finalist
Fly weight
 1999 US OPEN (Florida) – GOLD 
Fly weight
 1998 CHOSON INTERNATIONAL (Melbourne) – SILVER
Olympic weight –49kg
 1998 CANADIAN OPEN (Edmonton)– BRONZE
Fly weight
 1998 MEXICAN OPEN (Acapulco)– BRONZE
Fly weight
 1998 WORLD CUP – Quarter finalist
Fly weight
 1998 BELGIUM OPEN – SILVER
Bantam weight
 1998 SPANISH OPEN 
Bantam weight
 1998 U.S. OPEN – Quater finalist
Bantam weight
 1997 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Hong Kong) – BRONZE
Bantam weight
 1997 WORLD CUP (Cairo, Egypt) 
Bantam weight
 1996 WORLD CUP (Rio, Brazil) - BRONZE
Bantam weight
 1995 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Philippines) – equal 5th place
Bantam weight
 1995 ITALIAN OLYMPIC FESTIVAL – BRONZE
Olympic weight, -49kg
 1995 BELGIUM OPEN – GOLD
Bantam weight
 1994 IOC CENTENARY SEOUL INVITATIONAL – GOLD
Bantam weight
 1994 ASIAN GAMES (Philippines)
Bantam weight
 1993 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (New York)
Feather weight

National competition experience:

 12 times National Champion
 Australian team member 1993 - 2000

"I just felt tonight that all my competitors were tough, they were the best in the world and I had to go out and give it everything I had… I had to give it heart, give it soul, give it passion and the Australian crowd really helped to lift me up… The energy was incredible."
LAUREN BURNS