Kristina Mah is an Australian

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ka. She is a gold medalist at the

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Career

In 2010, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2010 World Karate Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2012, she was eliminated from the competition in the same event at 2012 World Karate Championships by Boutheina Hasnaoui of Tunisia. Hasnaoui went on to win the silver medal. In 2013, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2013 World Combat Games held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2017, she represented Australia 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 in the women's kumite 61 kg event. She was eliminated from the competition by Alexandra Grande of Peru. Grande went on to win the gold medal. In 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2023, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary.

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* Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Australian female karateka Competitors at the 2017 World Games Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian women {{Karate-bio-stub