Achievements

National competition experience:

• 12 times National Champion
• Australian team member 1993 - 2000

International competition experience:

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

Achievements:

• 1999 Leader Newspaper Sports Star of the year
• 1999, 2001 Blitz Female Full Contact Fighter of the Year
• Women’s Team Captain, Australian Taekwondo Team
• 3rd Dan black belt
• 2000 Order Of Australia Medal recipient
• 2000 Taekwondo Australia Fighter of the Year
• 2001 Young Australian of the Year, Nillumbik Shire
• 2001 Sports Medal Recipient
• 2004 – 2007 Representative on the Athletes Commission, Taekwondo Australia
• 2004 Appointed on The Athletes Commission for the Australian Olympic Committee
• 2007 Olympic Education Ambassador

"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