Andrew Deer

Andrew Deer
Personal information
Full nameAndrew William James Deer
NationalityBritish
BornSutton Coldfield, England
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)-74 kg ,–80 kg
ClubTamworth Manchester Aces
TeamAD Taekwondo
Turned pro2010
Coached byPaul Green
Retired2016
Now coachingAmy Truesdale · Matthew Bush · Joseph Lane · Beth Munro
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingWR 5th −74 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Great Britain
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Edinburgh −74 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku −74 kg

Andrew Deer is an English taekwondo athlete.[1]

In 2015, Deer representing Great Britain, competed in the -74kg category in the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in May 2015. In 2017, he became a National Development Coach on the Sports England funded programme. In 2018 after working as project lead coach, Great Britain Taekwondo was awarded sufficient funding for a full to programme, and as a result of the funding, he became Great Britain's first Taekwondo Paralympic Coach.

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Deer". www.gbtakewondo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.


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