- Lauren Burns
Lauren Burns (born 8 June 1974) is an Australian
taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney amidst a controversy of biased judging. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=TKD "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Taekwondo"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 6, 2008)] [http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/TAEKWONDO/news/2000/09/item20000930195553_1.htm] She received a bronze medal in the "-51 kg class" at the1997 World Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong. [http://sports123.com/tae/ww-51.html Taekwondo – World Championships – Women: -51 kg] – "sports123.com" (Retrieved on July 13, 2008)]She is the daughter of Australian pop singer Ronnie Burns, who is also a black belt in the sport.cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/profiles/LAURENBURNS.htm| title = Lauren Burns| publisher =
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | accessdate = 2008-04-07] In 2003, her Olympic gold medal was stolen. [Berry, Jamie. "Theft of medal leaves champion heartbroken." The Age. Published 18 Dec. 2003. Accessed 16 Aug. 2008 [http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/17/1071337025912.html?from=storyrhs&oneclick=true] .] It was later recovered. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/19/1071337165368.html A golden 'boomerang' comes back for Lauren Burns] ]Burns is now a qualified
naturopath and promotes a product known as a "Zip-Bag".Fact|date=August 2008References
External links
* [http://www.laurenburns.com.au/home.html Personal home page]
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