Nevena Lukic (born 16 August 1981 in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

) is an Austrian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's flyweight category. She picked up a total of eight medals in her career, including a gold from the 2004 European Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, and a bronze from the

2005 World Taekwondo Championships The 2005 World Taekwondo Championships were the 17th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from 13 to 17 April 2005. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Team ranking South Korea won both men’s and ...

in Madrid, Spain, and represented her nation Austria at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Lukic is also a full-fledged member of the Austrian taekwondo squad in her native

, Lukic emerged herself in the sporting headlines at the 2004 European Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, where she dispatched Spain's Jennifer Delgado 5–2 in the final to seal her first senior career title in the women's flyweight division. At the

in Athens, Lukic qualified for the Austrian squad in the women's flyweight class (49 kg), by placing third and granting a berth from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Lukic got off to a flying start with an impressive 4–0 victory over Lesotho's

Lineo Mochesane Lineo Mochesane (born 29 July 1984) is a female Lesotho taekwondo athlete. She won her first international gold medal in the women's finweight division (-47 kg) at the 2003 All-African championships. Mochesan was the flag bearer for ...

in the opening match, but she immediately lost the quarterfinal to her Guatemalan opponent

Euda Carías Euda María Carías Morales (born May 7, 1984) is a female Guatemalan taekwondo athlete. She won the bronze medal in the women's bantamweight (-53 kg) division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, which was Guatemala's first ...

on the referees' decision after their fight ended in a 1–1 draw. Following her dismal display at the Olympics, Lukic recovered from her setback in Athens to grab a bronze medal over China's Wang Ying in the same division at the

in Madrid, Spain.

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* 1981 births Living people Austrian female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Austria Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Innsbruck European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Austrian women {{Austria-taekwondo-bio-stub