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Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) [citation needed] is a British R&B singer turned chef. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Damage . He was born to a Jamaican father and a British mother.
Jade Louise Jones OBE (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh taekwondo athlete. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category , and the 2019 World champion , 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and both 2015 European Games and 2023 European Games champion at the same weight, the only two-time gold medalist at her ...
Jul 14, 2021 · Spice Girl Emma Bunton has married her long-time fiance Jade Jones. The singer announced the news by uploading a photo on Instagram of the pair smiling together, their heads touching as they stood ...
- She was crowned Britain’s first-ever Youth Olympic gold medallist in 2010. At the age of 17, Jones travelled to Singapore for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) and won Great Britain’s first gold medal in the event, beating Vietnam's Than Thao Nguyen 9-6 in the 55kg category final by landing a kick to her opponent's head six seconds into the extra period.
- At London 2012, she became the first Briton to win Olympic taekwondo gold. Just two years after starring at the YOG Singapore 2010, Jones was selected to compete in the Olympic Games London 2012, and made more history as she won Britain’s first-ever Olympic taekwondo title.
- At Rio 2016, she became just the sixth taekwondo athlete to win two Olympic golds. After securing gold in London, Jones headed to the Olympic Games Rio 2016 with the weight of expectation on her young shoulders, as British fans anticipated glory once again.
- Jones was an Athlete Role Model at the YOG Buenos Aires 2018. Having gone from the YOG to the top of the Olympic podium (twice), Jones was already an inspiration for young athletes hoping to follow in her footsteps.
199K Followers, 944 Following, 1,103 Posts - Jade Jones OBE (@jadejonestkd) on Instagram: "OLYMPIC CHAMPION X2🥇🥇 WORLD CHAMPION X1 🥇 EUROPEAN CHAMPION X3 🥇🥇🥇 EUROPEAN GAMES CHAMPION X2 🥇🥇 GRANPRIX CHAMP X10🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 @underarmour athlete💪🏼".
After taking featherweight gold at the 2023 European Games in Poland, Brit Jade Jones, aka the Headhunter, spoke exclusively to Olympics.com while at the airport on her way home, about the past, present, and future, of her legendary taekwondo career.
Jul 20, 2021 · Jade Jones became a double Olympic champion aged just 23 at Rio 2016. By Tom Brown. BBC Sport Wales in Tokyo. This is the inside story of how a girl from Flint came to stand...
