Cansel Deniz (born 26 August 1991) is a Kazakh

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

practitioner.

Career

She represented Kazakhstan at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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, in the women's −67 kg and 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, in the women's + 67 kg. At the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

, she clinched a silver medal in the women's +67 kg event losing to South Korean

Lee Da-bin Lee Da-bin (born 7 December 1996) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. She competes for South Korea mainly in middleweight category at international competitions. Lee Da-bin represented South Korea at the Asian Games in 2014 and 2018. She ...

. In 2023, she competed in the women's middleweight event at the

World Taekwondo Championships The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo. Competitions 1 Wuxi, China, was originally selected to host the 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. Due to the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic, Wuxi gave up ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She then took part in the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

and won the bronze medal in the women's +67 kg.

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* 1991 births Living people People from Akmola Region Kazakhstani female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Kazakhstan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in taekwondo Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kazakhstan Universiade silver medalists for Kazakhstan Universiade medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade 21st-century Kazakhstani women Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Kazakhstan-taekwondo-bio-stub