Matthew Howell
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| Full name | Matthew Timothy Howell | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 2003 Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Timothy Howell (born 18 April 2003) is a British Taekwondo practitioner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 University Games and competed at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.[1]
Biography
Born in Plymouth, Howell trained in Taekwondo at South Hams Taekwondo Club. He attended Ivybridge Community College in Devon, and the University of Nottingham from 2001, where he studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He won a gold medal at the 2022 EUSA European Universities Games in Łódź.[2][3][4]
Howell had a third place finish in the -68kg division at the Spanish Open in May 2025.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany in the -68kg division.[6][7][8] He competed at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, in October 2025 in the men's featherweight division.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Matthew Howell". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Matthew selected for World Taekwondo Championships". Ivybridge.devon. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Scholar in Focus: Matthew Howell - Sport at UoN". Nottingham.ac.uk. 6 April 2022.
- ^ "EUSA Insider: Matthew Howell". eusa.eu. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (2 May 2025). "Marton sisters shine in Spain". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (21 July 2025). "FWUG: Korea and China lead in kyorugi". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Matthew Howell Claims Bronze at Rhine‑Ruhr 2025". Bucs.org.uk. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "World University Games medals for Nottingham students". Nottingham.ac.uk. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "GB Taekwondo Team Heads to Wuxi for the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships". gbtaekwondo. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Bailey, Gareth (26 October 2025). "'Happier' Williams targets Worlds glory at new weight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2025.