Franka Anić (born 5 February 1991 in

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) is a

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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 ...

athlete. Anić lives in

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, but competes internationally for Slovenia. Anić qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the 67 kg category. She reached the semifinals where she lost to Hwang Kyung-Seon. In the bronze medal match, she lost to Paige McPherson, thus finishing in 5th place in the tournament. She was Slovenia's flagbearer during the closing ceremonies.

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Living people 1991 births Slovenian female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Slovenia Sportspeople from Split, Croatia Croatian female taekwondo practitioners People from Korčula Sportspeople from Dubrovnik-Neretva County Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Slovenia World Taekwondo Championships medalists {{Slovenia-sport-bio-stub