Bronwyn Wilson
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Bronwyn Wilson is a former taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 competitor for New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul, where Taekwondo was a demonstration sport.

Wilson lived in Tuakau
Tuakau
Tuakau is a town in the Franklin district, and is part of the Waikato Region in the North Island of New Zealand.The town serves to support local farming, and is the residence of many employees of New Zealand Steel at Glenbrook....

, South of Auckland, until her parents decided to move to Te Puke
Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...

, in the Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty
The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...

.

Wilson was raised in Te Puke on her mothers side, by her grandmother.

Wilson joined taekwondo in 1979, gained her first dan black belt in 1985 and her international referee's certificate in 1986. In 1988 she was selected to represent New Zealand at the Seoul Olympics held in Korea.

Wilson proudly acknowledged herself as the first Māori women to represent New Zealand at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Wilson is a mother of three, is a company director, a successful and highly qualified individual in secondary and tertiary teaching.

Wilson's research topics stretch as far as:
  • Women against workplace bullying
    Workplace bullying
    Workplace bullying, like childhood bullying, is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behaviour against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation...

    in tertiary education.
  • Creating community awareness of domestic violence.
  • Martial Arts Athletes.
  • Impacts of families in the Royal New Zealand Armed Forces.
  • Māori representation in Parliament.
  • Māori sports personnel at international level.
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