Katarina Krišto (born 20 March 2002) is a Croatian

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. She competed at the

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Career

She won the

2021 European Junior Judo Championships The 2021 European Junior Judo Championships was an edition of the European U21 Judo Championships, organised by the European Judo Union. It was held in in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg from 9–12 September 2021. The final day of competition feat ...

in 2021, and won bronze at the European Open in

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in 2023. She won bronze at the 2021 World Judo Juniors Championships in May 2023, in Italy. That year, she triumphed at the Grand Prix in Dushanbe in 2023. She won a silver at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Paris in 2024. She won a bronze medal at the

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. She then won gold at

2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana The 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana is a Judo Grand Slam tournament that was to be held at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace in the city of Astana, Kazakhstan and later moved to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 10 to 12 May 2024 ...

. She competed at the

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in the Women's 63 kg. She defeated Miku Takaichi on the way to reaching the semi final. She was initially awarded the win in her bronze medal match against Laura Fazliu but her winning

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score was overturned by the judges for a gripping infringement and a third shido gave the result in favour of Fazliu.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristo, Katarina 2002 births Living people Croatian female judoka Olympic judoka for Croatia Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics