Early Life
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Australia | ||
| Women's Taekwondo | ||
| World Taekwondo Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2003 Germany | Lightweight 59–63 kg |
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 2006 Bangkok | Welterweight 63–67 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| Silver | 2002 Jordan | Featherweight 55–59 kg |
Morgan was born on 10 August 1982 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. She moved to Perth as a child and completed her secondary schooling at Woodvale Senior High School. She recalls first having been inspired to become an Olympic athlete when watching the weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Originally, she had planned to compete in gymnastics, but was told she would grow too tall; she then tried other sports.
In 1994, Morgan was inspired to begin training in taekwondo after watching her brother training in the martial art at the local gymnasium. During her school years, she was also a Western Australian state champion in competitive aerobics, as well as playing football, netball, and tennis.
Morgan earned a tertiary diploma in tourism management in Victoria and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Southern Queensland. At national and international level, she trained in taekwondo at the Western Australian Institute of Sport and the Victorian Institute of Sport. Her Olympic coaches have included Jin-Tae Jeong (from 2002–2004) and Daniel Trenton (from 2005–2008).
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