Ingrida Suchánková (born 8 February 1993) is a Slovak

karate (; ; 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 ...

ka. At the

2016 World Karate Championships The 2016 World Karate Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Linz, Austria from October 25 to October 30, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1024 athletes from ...

held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61kg event. She is also a two-time gold medalist and three-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Career

In 2015, Suchánková represented Slovakia at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the women's kumite 61kg event without winning a medal. In the elimination round, she lost one match and two other matches ended in a draw and as a result, she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. At the

2017 World Games The 2017 World Games ( pl, Igrzyska Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (german: Breslau 2017; sli, Brassel 2017), was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events withi ...

held in Wrocław, Poland, Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 61kg event. In her bronze medal match she defeated Justyna Gradowska of Poland. In June 2021, Suchánková competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for 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. In November 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's 61kg 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 won the gold medal in the women's 61kg event at the

2024 European Karate Championships The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024. Medal table Medalists Men Women Participatin ...

held in Zadar, Croatia.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suchankova, Ingrida Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) Slovak female karateka World Games medalists in karate World Games bronze medalists Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Slovakia 21st-century Slovak women Medalists at the 2017 World Games Medalists at the 2022 World Games