For Lauren Burns to win the Gold she had to shed weight, almost starving herself, overcome numerous injuries and operations, and make many personal sacrifices. “But in the long run it was all worth it!”
Lauren Burns is a 12 Times Australian National Taekwondo Champion and has competed Internationally for over 7 years. She won medals at the World Championships in 1996 and 1997 and won Gold at the US Open in 1999. But the crowning glory was undoubtedly her Olympic victory in the Under 49 Kilogram Class.
In her presentation Lauren Burns talks about what it takes to be successful. She transforms her stories and experiences into life skills that are relevant to her listeners. She interacts with her audience in a fun manner and even gets someone to break a board!
Lauren Burns interacts with her audience in a fun manner with the added highlight of inviting someone up on stage to break a board with the palm of their hand. Lauren has the ability to create active audience participation with groups of 10 to 10,000. During her more ‘active’ workshops Lauren Burns has over 200 people breaking boards, all in the space of four minutes! Her presentations always leave the audience buzzing with excitement.
“Lauren’s presentations are always inspirational, captivating and entertaining. She is unquestionably one of the best speakers in this country.”
NATIONAL COMPETITION EXPERIENCE
12 Times Australian Champion since 1993
Australian Team Member Since 1993
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
2000 Olympic Gold Medallist
2000 US Open, Silver
1999 US Open, Gold
1997 World Championships, Bronze
1996 World Cup, Bronze
1995 Belgian Open, Gold
1994 IOC Seoul International, Gold
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Best Selling Author “Fighting Spirit”
Order Of Australia Medal
3rd Dan Black Belt
Young Australian of the Year, Nillumbik Shire 2001
Sports Medal Recipient 2001
Leader Newspaper Sports Star of the Year 2001
Blitz Female Full Contact Fighter of the Year 1999, 2001
Women’s Team Captain, Australian Taekwondo Team
Taekwondo Australian Fighter of the Year 2000
