# Martin Stamper

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{{short description|British Taekwondo athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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{{MedalCountry |  {{GBR2}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [taekwondo](/source/taekwondo)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Taekwondo_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2011 Gyeongju](/source/2011_World_Taekwondo_Championships)|[68 kg](/source/2011_World_Taekwondo_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_featherweight)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Taekwondo_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2008 Rome](/source/2008_European_Taekwondo_Championships)|62 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[2012 Manchester](/source/2012_European_Taekwondo_Championships)|68 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Junior Championships](/source/European_Taekwondo_Junior_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|2001 Pamplona|48 kg}}
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'''Martin Stamper''' (born 21 August 1986) is a British former [taekwondo](/source/taekwondo) athlete.

== Early life ==

He was born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England.

== Career ==

Stamper was a bronze medallist at the [2011 World Taekwondo Championships](/source/2011_World_Taekwondo_Championships).<ref>{{cite news|title= Martin Stamper stamps his authority with taekwondo gold at WTF German Open as Jade Jones wins silve|work= [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)|date=2011-03-19|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/taekwondo/8392685/Martin-Stamper-stamps-his-authority-with-taekwondo-gold-at-WTF-German-Open-as-Jade-Jones-wins-silver.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505070117/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/taekwondo/8392685/Martin-Stamper-stamps-his-authority-with-taekwondo-gold-at-WTF-German-Open-as-Jade-Jones-wins-silver.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-05|access-date=2011-05-07|location=London|first=Bob|last=Williams}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= London 2012 - Harvey seals silver in South Korea|work= [Yahoo](/source/Yahoo)|url= http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06052011/58/london-2012-harvey-seals-silver-south-korea.html|access-date=2011-05-07}}</ref> He also competed in the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) and reached the semi-finals. He lost in the bronze Medal Match to [Rohullah Nikpai](/source/Rohullah_Nikpai) of [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics), ending up in 5th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/taekwondo/9465778/Martin-Stamper-misses-out-on-Olympic-medal-after-narrow-5-3-defeat-in-bronze-medal-fight.html |title=Martin Stamper misses out on Olympic medal after narrow 5-3 defeat in bronze medal fight |publisher=Telegraph |access-date=2012-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Masters |first=Alex |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/jade-jones-wins-team-gbs-first-ever-taekwondo-gold-8027316.html |title=Jade Jones wins Team GB's first ever taekwondo gold - Other events - Olympics |publisher=The Independent |date=2012-08-09 |access-date=2012-08-14}}</ref>

==Taekwondo medals==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
|2008
|[2008 European Taekwondo Championships](/source/2008_European_Taekwondo_Championships)
|[Rome](/source/Rome)
| style="background:silver; text-align:center;"|2nd
| 62&nbsp;kg
|-
|2010
|[French Open](/source/French_Open_(taekwondo))
|[Paris](/source/Paris)
| style="background:#c96; text-align:center;"|3rd
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|2011
|[US Open](/source/US_Open_(taekwondo))
|[Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas)
| style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|1st
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|2011
|[German Open](/source/German_Open_(taekwondo))
|[Hamburg](/source/Hamburg)
| style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|1st
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|2011
|[World Championships](/source/World_Taekwondo_Championships)
|[Gyeongju](/source/Gyeongju)
| style="background:#c96; text-align:center;"|3rd
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|2011
|[British International Open](/source/British_International_Open)
|[Manchester](/source/Manchester)
| style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|1st
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|2012
|[2012 European Taekwondo Championships](/source/2012_European_Taekwondo_Championships)
|[Manchester](/source/Manchester)
| style="background:#c96; text-align:center;"|3rd
| 68&nbsp;kg
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.martinstamper.co.uk/ Official website]

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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:English male taekwondo practitioners
Category:European Games competitors for Great Britain
Category:European Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:Martial artists from Liverpool
Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Great Britain
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games
Category:World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Category:21st-century English sportsmen

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