Arnela Odžaković (born September 5, 1983, in

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of the Trebišnjica river in the region of East Her ...

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) is a Bosnian

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and sportswoman of the year in 2007. She finished fifth in the female +60 kg

kumite Kumite (, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary. Kumite can be used to develop a particular tec ...

division at the

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. In May 2010, karaterec.com ranked her number 10 among kumite females in the +60 kg division (129th overall). She started her karate career at the age of 8. Due to circumstances of

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she had to leave her hometown and to stay in

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during the war. In 1996 she moved to

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and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tirić-Čampara. Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido Karate Club in

. During twelve years of her career, she collected more than 150 medals at national and international competitions.

Facts

height kumite karate category +60 kg

Achievements

*Two time junior European Champion (single and team) *Gold Medal at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

in Spain *Vice European Champion 2007 (single and team) *Vice European Champion 2008 (single), third place (team) *Bronze Medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterran ...

in Italy *Gold Medal at the

2009 World Games The 2009 World Games () the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested i ...

in Taiwan

References

External links

Karate Federation BiHKarate Club Bushido Sarajevo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odzakovic, Arnela 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Trebinje Bosnia and Herzegovina female karateka Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games World Games gold medalists World Games medalists in karate Medalists at the 2009 World Games 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportswomen