Kyriaki Kouttouki (born 12 September 1996) is a Cypriot

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. She won the silver medal in the women's 46kg event at the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北2 ...

held in Taipei, Taiwan.

Career

Kouttouki represented Cyprus at the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

held in Mersin, Turkey and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 49 kg event. In 2013, she also competed in the women's finweight 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 Puebla, Mexico. In this competition she was eliminated in her second match by Itzel Manjarrez of Mexico. In 2015, Kouttouki competed in the women's finweight event at the

held in Chelyabinsk, Russia where she was eliminated in her third match by

Iryna Romoldanova Iryna Romoldanova ( ua, Ірина Ромолданова; born 29 May 1994 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian taekwondo practitioner. Romoldanova won the silver medal in the women's Finweight class at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships The 2015 Wo ...

of Ukraine. In the same year, she also competed in the women's 49 kg event at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan where she was eliminated in her first match by Ioanna Koutsou of Greece. In 2019, Kouttouki competed in the women's finweight event at the

held in Manchester, United Kingdom. She was eliminated in her first match against Hung Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei. In 2019, she also represented Cyprus at the

Summer Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

in Naples, Italy and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's –49kg event. In 2021, Kouttouki competed at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria 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 2022, she competed in the women's 49 kg event at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

held in Oran, Algeria. She was eliminated in her first match. She competed at the

2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Qualification Tournament for Paris Olympic Games was held at Sports Hall Engineer Yanko Yankov, Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley ...

held in Sofia, Bulgaria hoping to qualify for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouttouki, Kyriaki Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Cypriot female taekwondo practitioners Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Cyprus Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Universiade silver medalists for Cyprus Universiade bronze medalists for Cyprus Universiade medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Cyprus European Games medalists in taekwondo 21st-century Cypriot women