Anzhelika Terliuga ( uk, Анжеліка Володимирівна Терлюга, born March 23, 1992) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

karateka (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

competing in the

kumite Kumite ( ja, 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary. Kumite can be used to develop a partic ...

-55 kg division.

Career

Terliuga won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the

2022 World Games The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...

held in Birmingham, United States. She is also a multiple European champion and medalist, 2017 Grand winner Karate 1 Premier League of the Female Kumite (-55 kg). In November 2021, Terliuga competed in the women's 55 kg event at the

2021 World Karate Championships The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Medalists Men Women Medal table References External linksResults book
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held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

held in Poland. Terliuga won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the

2023 World Karate Championships The 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 24 to 29 October 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Iranian team's visa problems The visas of 21 Iranian karateka were not issued for various reasons. These karatekas were present in the men's kata an ...

held in Budapest, Hungary. At the 2023 World Championships, she initially defeated

Ivet Goranova Ivet Goranova ( bg, Ивет Горанова, born 6 March 2000) is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 55 kg, women's 55kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She als ...

14-11 in the semifinal, however Bulgaria′s delegation appealed due to referee′s mistake (turning off the clock for 20 seconds), so both karatekas had to come back and restart the bout from the 5–4 lead of Goranova, who won the bout 6–4.

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* * 1992 births Living people Ukrainian female karateka European champions for Ukraine European Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2019 European Games Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for Ukraine European Games silver medalists for Ukraine Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Ukraine Olympic medalists in karate Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Competitors at the 2022 World Games World Games gold medalists World Games medalists in karate Sportspeople from Odesa 21st-century Ukrainian women {{Ukraine-karate-bio-stub