Maryna Konieva (born October 19, 1987 in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[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 ...]
athlete from
Ukraine
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who took part in the
London Olympics 2012
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. She won the Bronze Medal in the
2008 European Taekwondo Championships
The 2008 European Taekwondo Championships were held in Rome, Italy
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.
Maryna Konieva Profile
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2012 London Olympics
Konieva beat Nadin Dawani
Nadin Dawani (born 20 April 1988) is a Jordanian Taekwondo practitioner who competes in the 67 kg category. She was born in Amman, Jordan on 20 April 1988. She became the first Jordanian Taekwondo player to be named Asian Champion after winni ...
18 –13 in the preliminary round.
See also
* Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg
The women's +67 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 11 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Competition format
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two br ...
External links
sports-reference.com
References
1987 births
Ukrainian female taekwondo practitioners
Living people
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Ukraine
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kharkiv
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Ukraine
European Taekwondo Championships medalists
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