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Fighting Spirit

by Lauren Burns

When Lauren Burns won a gold medal in taekwondo at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games she became an instant Australian hero and the proverbial ‘overnight sensation’. Here for the first time is the full story behind Lauren’s outstanding achievement. With characteristic warmth and sincerity, she shares the story of her family background – including growing up as the daughter of famous pop singer Ronnie Burns, assisting at the home birth of her brother, Michael and attending a progressive school in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs – and how she began her love affair with taekwondo.

In Fighting Spirit you will read the intimate details of Lauren’s road to success – the sacrifices required, being part of the Australian team at the Olympic village and finally, the fight that resulted in the gold medal.

One of only three Australian female gold medallists at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Lauren Burns has emerged as one of the most successful Olympians from the Games. Since then, Lauren has conducted motivational presentations, taekwondo demonstrations and self-defence workshops. She is studying naturopathy and is an Ambassador for World Vision’s Destroy-a-Minefield campaign, which aims to rid Cambodia of landmines. Lauren lives in Melbourne.