Aleksandra Perišić (born 2 July 2002) is a Serbian

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

practitioner. She won a silver medal at the

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in the women's 67 kg event.

Career

Perišić started taekwondo at the age of four. She tore knee ligaments in 2019, almost causing her to leave the sport. She was coached by Croatian Petra Butala Kovačić. Perišić participated in the

2022 European Taekwondo Championships The 2022 European Taekwondo Championships, the 25th edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Manchester Regional Arena from 19 to 22 May 2022. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Pa ...

, held in May in the English city of Manchester. She won a bronze medal in the women's 67 kg event and was congratulated by President of Serbia,

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, on Twitter. She represented Serbia at July's

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

held in Oran, Algeria. She competed in the women's 67kg event where she was eliminated in her first match. Perišić won the silver medal in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in November in

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, Mexico. Perišić took part in the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...

in Krakow, winning gold in the women's 67 kg event after defeating

Cecilia Castro Cecilia Castro Burgos (born 21 June 1997) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She won the gold medal in ...

of Spain in the final. In December of that year, Perišić and wrestler

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were named the Best Athlete in Belgrade of 2023 by the . In 2024, Perišić won bronze in the women's 67 kg category at the

2024 European Taekwondo Championships The 2024 European Taekwondo Championships, the 26th edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held in Belgrade, Serbia at the Belgrade Fair – Hall 1 from 9 to 12 May 2024. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Para Taekwondo ...

, held in May in the Serbian capital Belgrade. It was her country's third medal of the championships, following success for compatriots

Lev Korneev Lev Korneev ( sr-cyr, Лев Корнејев, Lev Kornejev, born 15 March 2005) is a Serbian taekwondo practitioner. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Career Senior 2 ...

and . In August that year, she won Olympic silver in the women's 67 kg event at the Games in Paris, being defeated 2–0 in the final by Hungarian opponent

Viviana Márton Viviana Márton Kiss (born 16 February 2006) is a Hungarian taekwondo athlete. She won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 67 kg in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Early life The daughter of Zsolt and Barbara Márton, her father for ...

. In March 2025, Perišić won the women's 67 kg category at the Dutch Open in Eindhoven.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perisic, Aleksandra Living people 2002 births Place of birth missing (living people) Serbian female taekwondo practitioners World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia 21st-century Serbian sportswomen Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for Serbia European Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Serbia Olympic medalists in taekwondo